Four o'clock
said Connie . `` I could leave Father 's message but I left word for Hat to meet me here . What time do you have to go , Gerald ? '' `` Four o'clock , '' said Gerald , then glancing at the clock , `` it 's only three-thirty now . '' `` The clock is slow , '' announced Noah unexpectedly from his corner . Gerald leisurely removed his gloves . `` What does half an hour matter when I can spend it with you ?