eight o'clock
Then she selected a ravishing rose-pink chiffon tea-gown , all lacy and fresh , and lastly she had a big fire made up and all the curtains drawn , and so she awaited Henry 's coming with anticipations of delight . She had even got Mr. Cloudwater -LRB- that _ père aprivoisé ! _ -RRB- to mix her two dry Martini cocktails , which were ready for her guest . Henry knocked at the door exactly at eight o'clock , and she went to meet him with all the air of authority of a mother , and led him into the room , pushing him gently into the chair she had prepared for him . A man may have a broken heart -- but the hurt can not feel so great when he is surrounded with every comfort and ministered to by a beautiful young woman , who is not only in love with him , but has the nerve to keep her head and not neglect a single point which can be of use in her game . If she had shown him too much sympathy , or just been ultra-refined and silent and adoring , Henry by this time would have been quite as unhappy as he had been at first ; but he was too courteous by nature not to try to be polite and appreciative of kindness when she tendered it so frankly , no matter what his inward feelings might be -- and this she knew she could count upon and meant to exploit . She argued very truly that if he were obliged to act , it would brace him up and be beneficial to him , even though at the moment he would much prefer to be alone .