nearly four
o'clock
I suppose I did have , in the back of my head , an idea that there might be a trunk or a box -- some things that belonged to your mother , mebby , and your ` keepsakes . ' '' `` Oh , never mind , '' interrupted Eileen . `` Do let 's go . It 's nearly four o'clock . Any minute they may send for me from the bank , and I 'd be more than glad to be out of the way . '' `` Well , I 'm not accustomed to being the porter , but if time 's that precious , here we go , '' said Uncle Jim . He picked up the suitcase with one hand and took his wife 's arm with the other .