half past six
Possibly Elvira , or Susanna , might have retorted . The former looked as if she were about to , but Mrs. Aurora Chase came forward . `` And it was n't more 'n ha ' f past six neither , '' she declared with conviction . Just why or when it was half past six , or what had happened at that time , or what fragment of conversation Aurora 's impaired hearing had caught which led her to think this happening was being discussed , the captain was destined never to learn . For at that instant Miss Berry came into the room , entering from the hall . `` Who is it ? '' she asked .