six o'clock
If I do n't hear anything from you before long I shall jolly well go and ask somebody else . I believe you know more than you want to tell , which I call it shameful . Mind you bring some news to-night . '' They met at six o'clock in the Lowther Arcade ; it was raining , cold , and generally comfortless . By way of cheery beginning Gammon declared that he was hungry , and invited Miss Sparkes to eat with him . They transferred themselves to a restaurant large enough to allow of their conversing as they chose under cover of many noises . Gammon had by this time made up his mind to a very bold step , a stratagem so audacious that assuredly it deserved to succeed .