five o'clock in the afternoon
... Well , we 'll see , '' said Mrs. Heth , absently . `` It remains to be seen how far the best people are going in for it ... '' Cally laughed . She was beautifully dressed , and felt perfectly poised . It was five o'clock in the afternoon , and she and her mother were in the new vindication limousine , en route to the old Dabney House . `` What difference does that make ? '' `` All the difference ... . Now , Cally , do n't pick up any of poor Henrietta 's equality notions , just because you feel a little blue at present .