half past four in the afternoon
From the way she looked in the taxi-cab ? '' `` Yes , '' said Violet . `` Just from that . There she was in an open taxi , on Fifth Avenue , at half past four in the afternoon , and she did n't look somehow , as if how she looked mattered . She was n't on parade a bit . She looked smart and successful , but busy . Not exactly irritated at being held up in the block , but keen to get out of it .