nearly three o'clock
Hope would never be long absent from his horizon , and once again he was following it joyfully . He was on his way now to Harris 's house . He meant to pay pretty Connie a visit , and when with her he would put to her a pointed question . It was nearly three o'clock when he reached Westminster . A few minutes later he found himself on the landing outside Connie 's rooms . Here , however , he was again a little puzzled , for he wanted to see Connie and not to see Giles . Taking a long time about it , he managed to set the closed door ajar .