six
o'clock
Orde did not return to the office ; he felt unwilling to face Newmark until he had a little more thoroughly digested the situation . He spent the rest of the afternoon about the place , picking up the tool house , playing with Bobby , training Duke , the black and white setter dog . Three or four times he called up Carroll by telephone ; and three or four times he passed Dr. McMullen 's house to shout his half of a long-distance and fragmentary conversation with her . He ate solemnly with Bobby at six o'clock , the two quite subdued over the vacant chair at the other end of the table . After dinner they sat on the porch until Bobby 's bed-time . Orde put his small son to bed , and sat talking with the youngster as long as his conscience would permit . Then he retired to the library , where , for a long time , he sat in twilight and loneliness .