half past nine
It was a mesmeric performance , in which the agent trembled with convulsive sickness . _ Chapter 28 _ Siegmund 's lying late in bed made Beatrice very angry . The later it became , the more wrathful she grew . At half past nine she had taken up his shaving-water . Then she proceeded to tidy the dining-room , leaving the breakfast spread in the kitchen . Vera and Frank were gone up to town ; they would both be home for dinner at two o'clock . Marjory was despatched on an errand , taking Gwen with her .