About three o'clock
But the trick was not successful ; she was serving in the shop , and heard him leave by the side door . Whether he had done this on purpose to avoid her , or whether it was the result of chance , Kate passed the morning in considering . She had hitherto succeeded in completely ignoring their ridiculous fall amid the teacups , but the memory of it now surged up in her mind ; and certain coarse details that she had forgotten continued to recur to her with a singular persistency ; deaf to Hender 's conversation , she sat sullenly sewing , hating even to go down to the shop to attend when Mrs. Ede called from below that there was a customer waiting . About three o'clock Mrs. Ede 's voice was heard . ` Kate , come down ; there is someone in the shop . ' Passing round the counter , she found herself face to face with a well-dressed woman . ` I was recommended here by Mrs. West , ' the lady said , after a slight hesitation , ` to buy a set of baby clothes . '