five o'clock
And when at last she laid her head upon her pillow there were tears in her eyes and on her cheeks . `` Is it possible that I can be so heartless ? '' she murmured to herself . Ronald went to see Sybil Brandon at five o'clock , and as it chanced he found her alone . Mrs. Wyndham , she said , had gone out , or rather she had not yet come home ; but if Ronald would wait , she would certainly be in . Ronald waited , and talked to Miss Brandon in the mean while . He had a bereaved air when he arrived , which was calculated to excite sympathy , and his conversation was subdued in tone , and grave in subject .