five o'clock
After that there had been the note on his pillow . The pile of lingerie in the closet was gone -- and she had left instructions for sending her trunk . He had never been so hungry , he thought . At five o'clock , when the visiting nurse tiptoed down-stairs , he was sitting on the sofa staring at the carpet . `` Mr. Cromwell ? '' `` Yes ? '' `` Oh , Mrs. Curtain wo n't be able to see you at dinner .