five o'clock
Her own literary taste was admirable , if a trifle academic ; and Owen found her a really useful person with whom to discuss the various departments of his beloved review . In appearance , Miss Loder was of middle height , with good features , grey eyes of an almost disconcerting frankness , and fair hair which she parted on her forehead and coiled neatly round her head . She was twenty-nine years of age , but looked younger ; and she generally wore a well-cut grey skirt and severely plain white shirt , which somehow suited her rather boyish appearance . At five o'clock on this particular afternoon Barry bade her good-day , and joined Owen in the street outside the office , where the big motor stood throbbing impatiently beneath its owner 's hand . `` Jump in , Barry . If we have a good run we might take Toni on the river for an hour . Poor little girl , I 'm afraid I 've rather neglected her lately . ''