six o'clock in the evening
Among other things he had studied , and minutely , graphology . He sat down and very politely refused the invitation . Then Chichester came to call on him , and caught him at home . It was six o'clock in the evening , and the heavens were opened . Agnes , the Scotch parlor-maid who claimed to have second sight , opened the door to Chichester , who , speaking from beneath a dripping umbrella , inquired for the professor . `` He 's in , sir , but he 's busy . '' `` Could you take him my card ? ''