one o'clock
Why not , when Adventure beckoned , go to meet it ? She had tied herself for so many years to the commonplace and the practical . And so Miss Emily closed her shop , and went in Ulrich 's car , leaving a card tucked in the shop door , `` Will reopen at three . '' It was at one o'clock that Dr. McKenzie came and found that door shut against him . He shook the knob with some impatience , and stamped his foot impotently when no one answered . His orders had come and he must leave for France tomorrow . He had not told Jean , he had come to Emily to ask her to break the news -- .