four o'clock
Nutty was not chatty at lunch . Having observed ` About now the blighter is cursing the waiter for bringing the wrong brand of champagne , ' he relapsed into a silence which he did not again break . Elizabeth was busy again in the afternoon . At four o'clock , feeling tired out , she went to her room to lie down until the next of her cycle of domestic duties should come round . It was late when she came downstairs , for she had fallen asleep . The sun had gone down . Bees were winging their way heavily back to the hives with their honey .