About five o'clock
He voiced the restless feeling of suspense which was beginning to pervade the whole party . `` What time did she start , Kit ? '' he went on . `` About five o'clock , I should think , or soon after . '' `` Then she 'd have had loads of time to get back by now . '' The general tension took the form of a sudden silence . Then Peter Mallory spoke , very quietly : `` She did n't propose going up to the castle , did she ? ''