five o’clock
Cytherea made a companion of her landlady to the extent of sharing meals and sitting with her during the morning of her brother 's absence . Mid-day found her restless and miserable under this arrangement . All the afternoon she sat alone , looking out of the window for she scarcely knew whom , and hoping she scarcely knew what . Half-past five o'clock came -- the end of Springrove 's official day . Two minutes later Springrove walked by . She endured her solitude for another half-hour , and then could endure no longer . She had hoped -- while affecting to fear -- that Edward would have found some reason or other for calling , but it seemed that he had not .