ten o’clock
The day of disillusionment had been a Wednesday . On Thursday the advertisement had duly appeared . On Friday letters might be expected to arrive at Tommy 's rooms . He had been bound by an honourable promise not to open any such letters if they did arrive , but to repair to the National Gallery , where his colleague would meet him at ten o'clock . Tuppence was first at the rendezvous . She ensconced herself on a red velvet seat , and gazed at the Turners with unseeing eyes until she saw the familiar figure enter the room . `` Well ? ''