five o’clock
` You are certainly grown older , Regie . You never would have thought of that once . ' ` No more would you , Lily -- so do yourself justice . ' However , when five o'clock tea was spread in the drawing-room , and the Hacket ladies came in , Constance beheld such a splendid vision of a fine , fair , though sunburnt face , long , light moustaches , and tall figure , that she instantly assumed her most affected graces , and did not wonder the less that the Mohuns were all so very high . Dolores 's strong desire for a private interview with her uncle died away when Constance carried off the cheque . She knew he would tell her she had no right to give it , and she did not want to be told so , nor to have any special inquiries made . She was not sorry that an invitation from a neighbour kept him and Hal out shooting all Saturday , and , on the other hand , she so far shrank from Constance 's talk about Mr. Flinders as not to be vexed that it was too wet on Sunday afternoon for any going down to Casement Cottages .