four o’clock
I had been avoiding her studiously and was not a little surprised that she should seek an interview with me . Quite possibly she wished to inquire how soon I expected to abandon Glenarm House ; or perhaps she wished to admonish me as to the perils of my soul . In any event I liked the quality of her note , and I was curious to know why she sent for me ; moreover , Marian Devereux was her niece and that was wholly in the Sister 's favor . At four o'clock I passed into St. Agatha territory and rang the bell at the door of the building where I had left Olivia the evening I found her in the chapel . A Sister admitted me , led the way to a small reception-room where , I imagined , the visiting parent was received , and left me . I felt a good deal like a school-boy who has been summoned before a severe master for discipline . I was idly beating my hat with my gloves when a quick step sounded in the hall and instantly a brown-clad figure appeared in the doorway .