Friday afternoon about four o'clock
A casual listener could have supposed that the prospect pleased him . Monica , with a fixed smile , looked at the other groups conversing in the room ; no one was paying any attention to her . In the same moment she heard a murmur from her companion 's lips ; he was speaking still , but in a voice only just audible . ` Come on Friday afternoon about four o'clock . ' Her heart began to throb painfully , and she knew that a treacherous colour had risen to her checks . ` Do come -- once more -- for the last time . It shall be just as before -- just as before .