seven o'clock
She made excuses to herself . And so she waited and waited . The time passed very slowly . She had come towards seven o'clock , now it was already nine . She had carefully inspected both rooms a good many times , had stood at the window looking down absently at the throng in the streets , had sat down , got up and sat down again . Now she walked up and down restlessly , anxiously . The landlady had already come in several times and found something to do ; her inquisitive scrutinising glances would have annoyed Käte at any other time , but now she took no notice of them .