four in the afternoon
He is really going to bleed himself to prove his sincerity ? ' They discussed the subject a little longer . Then Mr. Dalmaine dictated a letter or two that he wished to have off his mind , and after that bade Tasker good-day . At half-past four in the afternoon he drove up to a house at Lancaster Gate , where he had recently been a not infrequent visitor . The servant preceded him with becoming stateliness to the drawing-room , and announced his name in the hearing of three ladies , who were pleasantly chatting in the aroma of tea . The eldest of them was Mrs. Tyrrell ; her companions were Miss Tyrrell and a young married lady paying a call . Mrs. Tyrrell was one of those excellently preserved matrons who testify to the wholesome placidity of woman 's life in wealthy English homes .