ten minutes before six
The man did not seem to hear ; at least he did not answer . He was helping his hostess to alight . A moment later a plainly agitated Aunt Hannah -- her gray shawl topped with a huge black one -- opened the door of the house . At ten minutes before six on the afternoon of Arkwright 's arrival , Billy came into the living-room to welcome the three Henshaw brothers , who , as was frequently the case , were dining at Hillside . Bertram thought Billy had never looked prettier than she did this afternoon with the bronze sheen of her pretty house gown bringing out the bronze lights in her dark eyes and in the soft waves of her beautiful hair . Her countenance , too , carried a peculiar something that the artist 's eye was quick to detect , and that the artist 's fingers tingled to put on canvas . `` Jove !