six o'clock
In the rear of this was the `` living room . '' In the winter the parlor was not used , for the slender income of the barber would not permit him to keep two fires . In this apartment , which served as a kitchen , dining and sitting room , was spread the table which waited for André and Leo . The barber almost always came home before six o'clock ; for , in the vicinity of State Street , all is quiet at this hour , and the shop was closed . Maggie sat before the stove , wondering why André did not come ; but she was not alarmed at his non-appearance , for occasionally he was called away to dress a lady 's hair , or to render other `` professional '' service at the houses of the customers . Certainly she had no suspicion of the fearful truth . She was rather startled when the unexpected visitors were ushered into the room by Leo ; but the detective was gentle as a lamb , and even the banker , in the presence of one so fair and winning as Maggie , was not disposed to be rude or rough .