three o'clock
It probably is , or she would not have written . '' That note of Cynthia 's had in fact roused his deepest anxiety . He had fancied all along that she had deliberately made light of the injury . Soon after three o'clock he was in town , and he hastened forthwith to Cynthia 's flat in Mayfair . He found her on a couch in her dainty boudoir , lying alone before the fire . Her eyes shone like stars in her white face as she greeted him . `` It was just dear of you to come so soon , '' she said .