half past six o'clock
Then reaching out a frail hand to her `` good man , '' and looking at him with a light in her eyes that Bobs would never forget , she said : `` Caleb , now we can both go home to our children . '' Roberta promised to return the following day to help them prepare for the voyage . She was turning away when the little woman called to her : `` I want you to have my lilac , '' she said , as she held the blossoming spray toward the girl . It was half past six o'clock when Bobs reached home . Gloria was watching for her rather anxiously , but it was not until they were gathered about the fireplace for the evening that Bobs told her story . `` Here endeth my experience as a detective , '' she concluded . But Roberta was mistaken .