three o'clock Saturday afternoon
`` From what I 've heard of her , she would n't mistreat anyone . Very probably what she does is merely to feel that she is not acquainted with you . You have an unfortunate way , Eileen , of defeating your own ends . If you wanted to attract Mary Louise Whiting , you missed the best chance you ever could have had , at three o'clock Saturday afternoon , when you maliciously treated her only brother as you would a mechanic , ordered him to our garage , and shut our door in his face . '' Eileen turned to Linda . Her mouth fell open . A ghastly greenish white flooded her face .