four o’clock
Abdul spread his arms abroad . `` When will the gracious Princess -- ? '' `` This afternoon . At -- at four o'clock you will take me . '' Abdul spoke to Safti , who turned , squinted horribly at the Princess , and salaamed to her with a curious and contradictory dignity , turning his fingers , covered with jewels , towards the earth . That afternoon , at four , when the venerable Madame de Rosnikoff was still drinking her weak tea and reading her French novel , the Princess and Abdul stood before the low wooden door of the jewel doctor 's house . Abdul struck upon it , and the terrible physician appeared in the dark aperture , looking all ways with his deformed eyes , which fascinated the Princess .