six o'clock
This seemed ominous . It gave her one more fear for the dreaded night . Through the morning she still wildly hoped for news from Clo . Even as the afternoon wore on she did not utterly despair ; but at six o'clock , when Roger advised her and the other women staying in the house to rest till dressing-time , she definitely gave up . For the first time since that Sunday night which marked the end of happiness , Roger slipped his hand under her arm in a friendly , familiar way . `` Come along , '' he said . `` I 'll trot you up to your room and see that you lie down .