five o'clock
But for all that , she could not help being cold to him at first . John himself was too busy with important matters to bestow much thought on Vancouver or his doings . His day had been spent in interviews and letter-writing ; fifty people had been to see him at his rooms , and he had dispatched more than that number of letters . At five o'clock he had slipped out with the intention of dining at his club before any one else was there , but he had met Mrs. Wyndham in the street , and had spent his dinner-hour with her . At half-past six he had another appointment in his rooms , and it was not till nearly eleven that he was able to get away and look in upon the party , when he met Joe . For a week this kind of life would probably last , and then all would be over , in one way or another , but meanwhile the excitement was intense . On the next day Ronald came to see Joe before ten o'clock .