two o'clock
The hour was then half-past one . I wondered whether he would allow himself to be seduced from the piano that afternoon by the desire to compose . I hoped not , for there could be no question as to the relative importance to him of the two activities . To my surprise , I heard the piano at two o'clock , instead of at three , and it continued without intermission till five . Then he came , like a sudden wind , on to the terrace where I was having tea . Diaz would never take afternoon tea . He seized my hand impulsively .