half after six
`` Um-m , _ dégagé _ , even for a Russian , '' said Mrs. Wellington . `` And he arose early ? '' `` Very early . He asked Mr. Dawson for a car to go to the village at half after six . '' Mrs. Wellington almost revealed her intense interest . `` Ah , to the village , '' she said . `` Did he say -- did he explain the reasons for his early trip ? ''