about five
o'clock
The man 's manner -- that of scenting a secret , of suspecting that more lay behind the matter than was admitted by the husband and friend of the woman they were seeking -- produced a disagreeable impression on Vanderlyn . For the first time he felt himself faced by a vague , but none the less real , danger , and the feeling braced him . `` Then Monsieur did not see this lady yesterday at all ? '' `` No , '' said Vanderlyn , shortly ; `` the last time I saw Mrs. Pargeter in her house was the day before yesterday , when I called on her about five o'clock . '' `` Monsieur is not related to the lady , '' asked the detective quietly . `` No , '' said Vanderlyn again . `` But I am an old friend of both Mr. and Mrs. Pargeter , and that is why he asked me to accompany him here to-day . ''