half past nine in
the evening
Madame had seen that in the matter of lingerie mademoiselle `` left to desire , '' and though Margot made no specialty in this line , they happened to have on an upper floor a consignment just arrived from Paris , and if monsieur would allow mademoiselle to come up and inspect it ... . Then it was Madame Simone 's coiffeur . At least it was the coiffeur whom Madame Simone recommended , who came to the house , after Letty had donned a peignoir from the consignment just arrived from Paris ... . And now , at half past nine in the evening , it was the memory of a day of mingled agony and enchantment . Having looked her over as he summoned her to dinner , Steptoe had approved of her . He had approved of her with an inner emphasis stronger than he expressed . Letty did n't know how she knew this ; but she knew .