seven o'clock
Then she gave a little exclamation of surprise and triumph . The man was hurrying up the steps of a dingy little house that stood at the end of a row of similar houses which bounded the side of the field directly opposite where she stood . Again consulting her watch , she hesitated . It was almost seven o'clock , and she was at least a mile from Wayne Hall . Anne would wonder at her absence , for she had left no word regarding her call upon Arline . She would be more than likely to miss her dinner . Mrs. Elwood 's dinner hour was from half-past five until seven o'clock .