One o'clock
You have permission to use me in any way you like . '' I pretended to miss her meaning . Grannie consented to Miss Beecham 's proposal , and ere the day arrived I had a trunk packed with some lovely new dresses , and was looking forward with great glee to my visit to Five-Bob Downs . One o'clock on Wednesday afternoon arrived ; two o'clock struck , and I was beginning to fear no one was coming for me , when , turning to look out the window for the eighteenth time , I saw the straight blunt nose of Harold Beecham passing . Grannie was serving afternoon tea on the veranda . I did not want any , so got ready while my escort was having his . It was rather late when we bowled away at a tremendous pace in a red sulky , my portmanteau strapped on at the back , and a thoroughbred American trotter , which had taken prizes at Sydney shows , harnessed to the front .