nearly three o'clock
Kendal had told her then that Mr. Curtis was the editor of the _ Consul _ . Yes , she had a right to know his name . And it might make the faintest shadow of a difference -- but no , `` The Editor '' was more dignified , more impersonal ; her article should go in upon its own merits , absolutely upon its own merits ; and so she wrote . It was nearly three o'clock , and cold , shivering cold . Mr. Golightly Ticke had wholly subsided . The fog had climbed up to her , and the candle showed it clinging to the corners of the room . The water in the samovar was hissing .