About six o'clock
Before the murder , no doubt , but who would believe that ? If either he or Jack Bailey had heard an intruder in the house and shot him -- as they might have been justified in doing -- why had they run away ? The whole thing was unheard of , outrageous , and -- impossible to ignore . About six o'clock Gertrude came in . She was fully dressed , and I sat up nervously . `` Poor Aunty ! '' she said .