nine o'clock
The poor old soul felt defrauded because I stayed only a week at Christmas , so she 'll be thankful to have me . You can go to Brussels with an easy mind , knowing that I 'm out of temptation . That will be killing two birds with one stone . What do you say to having cocoa now , instead of waiting till nine o'clock ? We 've tired ourselves out with all this fuss ? '' It was the end of May . The weather was warm and sunny , the windows of the West End were gay with flowers ; in the Park the great beds of rhododendrons blazed forth in a glow of beauty .