five in the afternoon
As for herself , she decided upon a dinner gown of black , decollete , with sleeves of lace . Her hair she dressed higher than ever . She resolved upon wearing all her jewelry , and to that end put on all her rings , secured the roses in place with an amethyst brooch , caught up the little locks at the back of her head with a heart-shaped pin of tiny diamonds , and even fastened the ribbon of satin that girdled her waist , with a clasp of flawed turquoises . Until five in the afternoon she was in the gayest spirits , and went down to the dining-room to supervise the setting of the table , singing to herself . Then , almost at the very last , when Jadwin might be expected at any moment , her humour changed again , and again , for no discoverable reason . Page , who came into her sister 's room after dressing , to ask how she looked , found her harassed and out of sorts . She was moody , spoke in monosyllables , and suddenly declared that the wearing anxiety of house-keeping was driving her to distraction .