five o'clock
Odd , is n't it , to find two such gems in such a place ? ' ` Rather ; but I do n't agree with all you say , ' replied the minister , ` and I 'll watch with interest the development of Miss Graham 's history . If that determined-looking youth does n't have a hand in it , I 've made a huge mistake , that 's all . ' Mr. Fordyce had made his plans for the day , and arranged with his wife to bring the carriage to Colquhoun Street at five o'clock . Gladys had been made acquainted with this arrangement , and acquiesced in it . It was about four o'clock when they returned to the empty house , which looked more cheerless than usual after the beauty and freshness of the country . ` Now , my dear , ' said the lawyer , ` we must have a little talk before Mrs. Fordyce comes .