five o'clock
And Milly sank back into her pillows , while her hand skilfully extracted the sheet that contained `` Madame Alpha 's '' social column . Ah , here it was ! `` One of the most charming affairs of the post-lenten season ... . A quiet five o'clock ... . Many of our notable fashionables , etc. ... Radiant young hostess , etc. . The charm of the young hostess , etc. '' Milly 's thick braids circled her soft neck and fell on the large sheet while she devoured the words , as a young actress might swallow her first notices , or a young author scan his first reviews . The subtle intoxication of a successful first appearance quickened her pulses .