eight o'clock
Irene pushed some of Penelope 's things aside on the dressing-case , to rest her elbow and talk at ease . Penelope came up and put them back . `` Well , not to-night , '' she said ; `` and if that 's what you 're sitting up for -- '' Irene caught her round the neck again , and ran out of the room . The Colonel was packed off on the eight o'clock boat the next morning ; but his recovery did not prevent Corey from repeating his visit in a week . This time Irene came radiantly up to Penelope 's room , where she had again withdrawn herself . `` You must come down , Pen , '' she said . `` He 's asked if you 're not well , and mamma says you 've got to come . ''