half past five
Helen could not imagine -- but she did not feel in the least like crying . Just as the dinner-bell rang , Betty appeared , looking rather tired and pale . `` Nan 's gone , '' she announced . `` She found she could n't make connections except by leaving at half past five , so she met me down at the college . And just at the last minute she gave me the money to buy a chafing-dish . Was n't that lovely ? I know I should have cried and made a goose of myself , but after tha -- I beg your pardon -- I have n't any sense . ''