about noon
Anyhow , you had better not wait . '' She understood that he did not intend to return and wondered how she should dispose of her silver card-case . In no event would she go near Golfney Place that day ! At about noon , however , it arrived from Donaldson 's in a cardboard box , and really seemed too pretty to be wasted . There , too , were Bridget 's initials , neatly engraved on its face , and , perhaps , after all , Colonel Faversham was reckoning without his guest . Miss Rosser might refuse to accept his present , whatever it might be -- Carrissima felt very curious to know ! She might decline to go out with him , and then her birthday would be spent in utter loneliness .