About five o'clock
Then roaring with laughter at his own imitation of Mélisande , he went rolling out of the theatre and sniffed contentedly the air of the Strand . `` I told Lady Pechell we should n't arrive till tea-time , so we 'd better go and ride on the top of a bus as far as the city . '' It was an exhilarating ride , although Mark found that Father Rowley occupied much more than half of the seat for two . About five o'clock they came to the shadowy house in Portman Square in which they were to stay till Monday . The Missioner was as much at home here as he was at Silchester College or in a railway compartment full of bluejackets . He knew as well how to greet the old butler as Lady Pechell and her sister Mrs. Mannakay , to all of whom equally his visit was an obvious delight . Not even Father Rowley 's bulk could dwarf the proportions of that double drawing-room or of that heavy Victorian furniture .