six o'clock
Her own hands , unlike the lady 's , began to fidget confusedly , and , the silence continuing , she coughed several times , to effect the preface required by her sense of fitness , before she felt it proper to observe , with a polite titter : `` Mr. Louden seems to be a good while comin ' . '' `` Have you been waiting very long ? '' asked the lady . `` Ever since six o'clock ! '' `` Yes , '' said the other . `` That is very long . '' `` Yes , ma'am , it cert ` nly is . ''