five o'clock
She had tried to forget the existence of Jane 's book , because Tanqueray had said it was tremendous , and she felt that , if it were as tremendous as all that , it was bound to obscure for a moment her vision of her own . If the designs of destiny were clear , it was equally evident that her friends were bent on frustrating them . Within five minutes after Jane Brodrick had removed her disturbing presence , Nina received a telegram from Owen Prothero . He was coming to see her at five o'clock . It was now half-past four . This was what she had dreaded more than anything . Her fear of it had kept her out of London for two years .