five o'clock
-LRB- Her icy style was quite _ comme-il-faut _ , they said . -RRB- Those who had been met by the frightened handmaid 's `` not at home '' watched with interest , mixed with disapproval , but all , all waited for Mrs. Bertram with interest . `` How late these fashionable people are , '' quote Miss Peters . `` It 's absolutely five o'clock . My dear Martha , do sit down and rest yourself . You look fit to drop . I 'll keep an eye on the door and tell you the very moment Mrs. Bertram comes in .