about four o'clock in the afternoon
Jim was sometimes reserved . Jake admitted that his own suspicions might not be justified , but he wondered what would have happened had he not moved out from the bank . Shortly after his visit to the lawyer , Mordaunt walked over to Whitelees . It was about four o'clock in the afternoon , and it would soon be dark , but although he had some distance to go he did not walk fast . Tea was served early at Whitelees and , as a rule , Mrs. Halliday afterwards went to sleep . Mordaunt wanted to arrive when she had done so , and his leisurely progress gave him time to think . He meant to ask Evelyn to marry him .