three o'clock in the afternoon
Not the least part of that harm was the compromise finally agreed upon . But for the traces of tears upon the girl 's cheeks , he would hardly have agreed to it even in the face of her appeal . Once alone , however , he saw clearly all -- the deception that it implied -- deception which involved the girl , too , as well as himself . He rose the next day in no more equable frame of mind , and leaving his office at three o'clock in the afternoon , walked along Cheapside , Holborn , and Oxford Street , and turned down Bond Street , meaning to pass an hour in the fencing-rooms half-way down St. James Street . At the corner of Bruton Street he came face to face with Miss Le Mesurier . She coloured for an instant , and then came frankly forward and held out her hand . ` It 's funny meeting you here , ' she said , and laughed without the least embarrassment .