four o'clock
And yet Dolly Longstaff was the one among her English admirers who had come forward and spoken out . She did not desire that any one should come forward and speak out . But it was an annoyance to her that this special man should have done so . The waiter at the Langham understood American ways perfectly , and when a young man called between three and four o'clock , asking for Mrs. Boncassen , said that Miss Boncassen was at home . The young man took off his hat , brushed up his hair , and followed the waiter up to the sitting-room . The door was opened and the young man was announced . `` Mr. Longstaff . ''