five o'clock
Marie Louise propped this against the telephone and tried again . The seventh central dazed her with , `` We can take nothing but gov ` ment business till two P.M. '' Marie Louise rose in despair , searched in her bag for her watch , gasped , put the watch and the note back in her bag , snapped it , and rose to go . She decided to send Polly a telegram . She took out the note for the address and telephoned a telegram , saying that she would arrive at five o'clock . The telegraph-operator told her that the company could not guarantee delivery , as traffic over the wires was very heavy . Marie Louise sighed and rose , worn out with telephone-fag . She told the maid to ask the hall-boy to get her a taxi , and hastily made ready to leave .