half past four
But Billy did not stay long in Mrs. Carleton 's softly-lighted , flower-perfumed rooms . At ten minutes past four she was saying good-by to a group of friends who were vainly urging her to remain longer . `` I ca n't -- I really ca n't , '' she declared . `` I 'm due at the South Station at half past four to meet a Miss Arkwright , a young cousin of Aunt Hannah 's , whom I 've never seen before . We 're to meet at the sign of the pink , '' she explained smilingly , just touching the single flower she wore . Her hostess gave a sudden laugh . `` Let me see , my dear ; if I remember rightly , you 've had experience before , meeting at this sign of the pink .