four o’clock
They descended slowly together and had , in the court of the hotel , some further talk , of which the upshot was that they presently separated . Chad Newsome departed , and Strether , left alone , looked about , superficially , for Waymarsh . But Waymarsh had n't yet , it appeared , come down , and our friend finally went forth without sight of him . At four o'clock that afternoon he had still not seen him , but he was then , as to make up for this , engaged in talk about him with Miss Gostrey . Strether had kept away from home all day , given himself up to the town and to his thoughts , wandered and mused , been at once restless and absorbed -- and all with the present climax of a rich little welcome in the Quartier Marbœuf . `` Waymarsh has been , ` unbeknown ' to me , I 'm convinced '' -- for Miss Gostrey had enquired -- `` in communication with Woollett : the consequence of which was , last night , the loudest possible call for me . '' `` Do you mean a letter to bring you home ? ''