four o'clock
And he went on into the Poultry , and locked away the green morocco case and the key to that cipher destined to make crystal-clear his domestic bankruptcy . Odd that one whose life was spent in bringing to the public eye all the private coils of property , the domestic disagreements of others , should dread so utterly the public eye turned on his own ; and yet not odd , for who should know so well as he the whole unfeeling process of legal regulation . He worked hard all day . Winifred was due at four o'clock ; he was to take her down to a conference in the Temple with Dreamer Q.C. , and waiting for her he re-read the letter he had caused her to write the day of Dartie 's departure , requiring him to return . `` DEAR MONTAGUE , `` I have received your letter with the news that you have left me for ever and are on your way to Buenos Aires . It has naturally been a great shock . I am taking this earliest opportunity of writing to tell you that I am prepared to let bygones be bygones if you will return to me at once .