nearly six o’clock
He 's some head waiter , that . So long . '' Tuppence walked briskly along towards the Serpentine , first glancing at her watch . It was nearly six o'clock . She remembered that she had had no tea , but felt too excited to be conscious of hunger . She walked as far as Kensington Gardens and then slowly retraced her steps , feeling infinitely better for the fresh air and exercise . It was not so easy to follow Sir James 's advice , and put the possible events of the evening out of her head .