Half past ten
You 're not shocked , are you ? '' `` Not a bit . '' `` Well , come and look at them -- what 's the time ? Half past ten . '' She led the way upstairs . On the first landing she turned to the left , opened a door and disclosed a bed-room where a maid was moving about arranging things and unpacking boxes . A large cardboard box lay open on the floor , it was filled with snow white lingerie .