About nine o'clock
At six o'clock a box of flowers had come , but they were only from Henry and not exciting . `` Thought I 'd send them to-day , '' he wrote on his card . `` Did n't like the idea of my personal offering nailed to the club wall . '' About nine o'clock I put on my silk dressing gown and went down to the library for the book about the girl who always had her hand in the man 's coat pocket . I had got clear in when I saw Henry 's red head over the top of a deep chair . `` Come in ! '' he called .