About six o'clock
It was useless to resort to any more arts , and he gave up the point in despair . All the afternoon he wandered about the estate , and could think of nothing but the unhappy event of the morning . Fanny did not show herself , and he had no opportunity for further consultation . About six o'clock Bertha returned with her father ; and after tea they walked down to the river . Fanny complained of a headache , and did not go with them . It is more than probable that she was really afflicted , as she said ; for she had certainly suffered enough to make her head ache . Of course the first thing that attracted the attention of Mr. Grant and his daughter was the pile of charred timbers that indicated the place where the boat-house had once stood .