nearly five
o'clock
She bit her lip as she went towards her horse . Neglect is no balm to the wounds of the defeated . She mounted her horse and looked at her watch . It was nearly five o'clock , and Percy Roden was doubtless waiting for her in Park Straat . It is a woman 's business to know what is expected of her . Mrs. Vansittart recalled in a very matter-of-fact way the wording of her letter to Roden . She brushed some dust from her habit , and made sure that her hair was tidy .