six o'clock
But this was an exaggeration . So far as his wife was concerned he had already found it well to exaggerate on such matters . A little judicious exaggeration lessened the risk of missing trains and other phenomena which can not be missed without confusion and disappointment . As a fact it was already six o'clock when Edward Coe looked forth from the bedroom window . He was completely dressed . His wife also was completely dressed . He therefore felt quite safe about the train .