three o'clock
These two persons and four or five others had known ever since Sunday that the Vicar 's daughter was going away ; and the Vicar did not know it yet . And Mrs. Blenkiron told Rowcliffe on the Wednesday before Alice told him . For it was Alice who told him , and not Gwenda . Gwenda was not at home when he called at the Vicarage at three o'clock . But he heard from Alice that she would be back at four . And it was Alice who told Mrs. Gale that when the doctor called again he was to be shown into the study . He had waited there thirteen minutes before Gwenda came to him .