about four o'clock
He did not allude specifically to Courant , the duke , or to the queer beginning of the prince 's campaign . Early in the afternoon Mrs. Garrison sent to inquire as to his wound . In reply he calmly prepared for an appearance in person . Turk accompanied him , about four o'clock , in a cab to the house in Avenue Louise . There were guests , and Phil was forced to endure a rather effusive series of feminine exclamations and several polite expressions from men who sincerely believed they could have done better had they been in his place . Mrs. Garrison was a trifle distant at first , but as she saw Quentin elevated to the pedestal of a god for feminine worship she thawed diplomatically , and , with rare tact , assumed a sort of proprietorship . Dorothy remained in the background , but he caught anxious glances at his arm , and , once or twice , a serious contemplation of his half-turned face .