about five
o’clock
` Let me know all about her . ' ` Not now , ' he said ; ` after dinner , ' and began to talk of other things . When the waiter brought us our coffee and cigarettes I reminded Gerald of his promise . He rose from his seat , walked two or three times up and down the room , and , sinking into an armchair , told me the following story : -- ` One evening , ' he said , ` I was walking down Bond Street about five o'clock . There was a terrific crush of carriages , and the traffic was almost stopped . Close to the pavement was standing a little yellow brougham , which , for some reason or other , attracted my attention . As I passed by there looked out from it the face I showed you this afternoon .