eight o'clock
If she seemed bored when Bruce was enthusiastic about him , he was offended ; but if she seemed interested and asked leading questions , he became touchy and cautious , almost jealous . Sometimes she had begun to think that Raggett was a Mrs Harris -- that there was no such person . There , evidently , she had been wrong . At eight o'clock that evening , on arriving at the Savoy , Edith decided not to take off her cloak -LRB- on the ground of chilliness , but really because it was smarter and more becoming than her dress -RRB- . Therefore she waited in the outer room while Bruce , who seemed greatly excited , and had given her various contradictory tips about how to behave to their guest , was taking off his coat . Several other people were waiting there . She saw herself in the glass -- a pretty , fair , typically English-looking woman , with neatly-chiselled features , well-arranged _ blond-cendré _ hair , a tall , slight figure , and a very thin neck .