about seven
o'clock
I do n't see how I can make any kind of proper asylum for those homeless , wandering eggs out of that mess . '' So saying , he left the library to call upon Ethel at her home and complete his disguise . Mrs. Kent was a deal puzzled by the bearing and accoutrements of her substitute cook . Eliza Thick appeared on the premises about seven o'clock , and with the aid of the housemaid breakfast went through fairly smoothly . It was Kathleen 's query about the coffee that elicited the truth . Mary , with nervous gigglings , announced to her mistress that Ethel was ill and had sent a substitute . The coincidence that Josephine 's nominee should turn out to be a friend of Ethel struck Mrs. Kent as strange , and presently she went down to interview the new kitcheneer .