six o'clock
I can think better when I smoke . Now let 's have the story ; I 'm anxious to hear what those girls have been up to . I 'm afraid they need a chaperon , after all ! '' Pride has a fall Shortly before six o'clock that evening , the door of Lord Vernon 's apartment opened , and the Prince of Markeld appeared on the threshold , bowed out in the politest manner possible by Blake , Collins , and Sir John . He crossed the corridor , paused irresolutely at the stairhead , then went on toward his own rooms , his head bent , his face expressing the liveliest dissatisfaction : an expression which deepened to disgust when , on opening his door , he perceived Tellier awaiting him within . `` He would come in , '' explained Glück , after a glance at his master 's countenance . `` He lied ; he said Your Highness was expecting him .