six o’clock
Amy did not come near him . He grew stubbornly angry ; remembering the pain he had gone through , he felt that Amy 's behaviour to him was cruel . She must come and speak when she would . At six o'clock she showed her face in the doorway and asked if he would come to tea . ` Thank you , ' he replied , ` I had rather stay here . ' ` As you please . ' And he sat alone until about nine .