seven o'clock
She could not imagine in the least what it was like . It so happened , by a wonderful chance , that a note came from Katherine Mark asking her to tea . She showed this to the aunts and said that she would accept it . She wrote to Katherine Mark and refused and told Martin that for that Wednesday afternoon she was quite free until at least seven o'clock . She wove these deceits with strong disgust . She hated the lies , and there were many , many times when she was on the edge of confessing everything to the aunts . But the thought of what would follow that confession held her back .