six o’clock
They must have stayed on at Job Crickendon 's till past five o'clock . Could they have had tea there ? No , she was sure they would not have done that , when they knew she was waiting for them , was looking forward eagerly to tea in the nursery . When six o'clock struck and they had not returned she felt really uneasy , although she was not at all a nervous mother , and seldom , or never , worried about her little son . She could not doubt any longer that something unexpected had occurred . They were dining at half-past seven that night . In an hour 's time at the latest she and Dion would have to dress .