two o'clock
Lorry was weighing in his mind the advisability of asking them to dine in the evening with his mother , but two objections presented themselves readily . First , he was afraid of this perverse maid ; second , he had not seen his mother . In fact , he did not know that she was in town . `` At two o'clock , I fancy . That will give us the afternoon . You leave at nine to-night , do you not ? '' `` Yes .