five o'clock
`` Yes , she does . '' `` I knew . '' She looked into Susan 's face , smiled , and concluded : `` Never mind ! '' At five o'clock that day the peace of Djenan-el-Maqui was broken by the sound of animated voices in the courtyard . A bell jangled and a moment later Pierre , with his most birdlike demeanor , ushered into the drawing-room Mrs. Shiffney , Madame Sennier , her husband , and Max Elliot . `` What a dear little house ! '' said Mrs. Shiffney , looking quickly round her with searching eyes , while they waited for their hostess .