two o’clock
His superiority had become even more manifest this Easter , when Cheviot and Forder , the two elder boys whom he had outstripped , left the school , avowedly , because it was not worth while for them to stay , since they had so little chance of the Randall scholarship . Norman had now only to walk over the course , no one even approaching him but Harvey Anderson . Meta Rivers always said that fine weather came at her call , and so it did -- glowing sunshine streaming over the shaven turf , and penetrating even the solid masses of the great cedar . The carriage was sent for the Misses May , and at two o'clock they arrived . Flora , extremely anxious that Ethel should comport herself discreetly ; and Ethel full of curiosity and eagerness , the only drawback her fears that her papa was doing what he disliked . She was not in the least shy , and did not think about her manner enough to be troubled by the consciousness that it had a good deal of abruptness and eagerness , and that her short sight made her awkward . Meta met them with outstretched hands and a face beaming with welcome .