half past six o'clock
The idea was there , full-grown and firmly fixed in her mind , when she discovered it . She began at once to shape its execution . First she called Tony the Barber by ` phone , for now that the Metropolitan Club was closed she knew of no other way of discovering her victim 's whereabouts . Max was not at the barber shop , she learned , but he would be there promptly at half past six o'clock for his shave . Yes , Tony declared , he always came there at that time ; it was a habit of years ' standing . Lilas ordered her trunks sent down , paid her bill at the hotel , and then sought the nearest pawn shop . She had some difficulty in buying a revolver , but , succeeding at length , she returned to her room to arrange the final details of her plan .