four o'clock
Madame Bernard was not surprised , for she knew the ways of the Palazzo Chiaromonte ; but she smiled and assured the young girl that a telephone was not really such a dangerous instrument as she had been led to believe . ` I once tried to make a few stitches with a sewing-machine , ' Angela said , apparently in explanation . ` A telephone is different , ' Madame Bernard answered gravely . ` Shall I ask the Count to come to-morrow at four o'clock , instead of to-day ? ' Angela hesitated , and then blushed faintly . ` Do you think -- ' she began , but she stopped and hesitated . ` He would be angry , I am sure -- ' She seemed to be suddenly distressed .