half past five
I do n't know how I can ever make it up to you ? '' `` Oh , that 's all right . You 'd better go home now . '' He wrote out the address and told her that if she came at half past five he would be ready for her . It was so late that he had to walk home , but it did not seem a long way , for he was intoxicated with delight ; he seemed to walk on air . Next day he got up early to make the room ready for Mildred . He told the woman who had looked after him that he would not want her any more .