four o'clock
The artist cocked her head , squinted malevolently at her drawing , dipped , and busily scratched once more . `` Scared me , '' she explained : `` coming home so early ! '' Sally removed her collar with a wrench and a grunt : `` Got a date ? '' `` Sure ; with Sammy -- four o'clock . '' `` Salamander stuff , eh ? '' `` What do you want -- a day like this ? I 'm half-cooked already , and I guess I can go through a little fire for the sake of a sixty-cent _ table d' hôte _ and a trip to Coney .