four o'clock
Evidently the parcel had been crammed into the first handy receptacle , for it was all but too big to go in , and Clo found it difficult to extract without damaging the seals . Leaving the bag on the seat , she hid the envelope under the smart , white cloth cape which went with her new frock . The restaurant of the hotel opened off the hall . At that hour , a little after four o'clock , there was no one in the room but a waiter . Afternoon tea was evidently not a daily custom of the Westmorland 's guests , but when it was brought at length , the ferret-man had not yet arrived . `` Oh , dear , what shall I do if he does n't come ? '' Clodagh asked herself , thinking fearfully about the chauffeur -- and about Sister Lake .