five o’clock
Stay here . ' With these words she embraced me hastily , and went out of the room , shutting the door after her . At first I was startled by so abrupt a departure , and almost feared I had displeased her ; but when I looked into the street , and saw how dejectedly she got into the chaise , and drove away without looking up , I understood her better and did not do her that injustice . By five o'clock , which was Mr. Wickfield 's dinner-hour , I had mustered up my spirits again , and was ready for my knife and fork . The cloth was only laid for us two ; but Agnes was waiting in the drawing-room before dinner , went down with her father , and sat opposite to him at table . I doubted whether he could have dined without her . We did not stay there , after dinner , but came upstairs into the drawing-room again : in one snug corner of which , Agnes set glasses for her father , and a decanter of port wine .