six o'clock
It seemed to her one of those mad acts for which no sane apology could be offered . `` He is here now , Fellows ! Who brought him then ? '' `` Mr. Geary -- at six o'clock . '' `` Mr. Geary is a hateful busybody -- I suppose I must speak to the boy . '' `` I think that Mr. Gessner would wish it , miss . '' She hesitated a brief instant , her annoyance giving battle to her father 's well-known desire .