six
o'clock
It was her one chance . In spite of her lover she would buy Hervey 's silence , and trust to the future to set the rest straight . She was strong and her horse was good . She must reach the office before it was closed at six o'clock that evening . She calculated it up ; she had just three hours in which to cover the distance . She looked out of the window . The wind was blowing from the east ; that was good , it would ease the horse .