three o'clock
And during one long disappearance , he found himself guessing that Falloden had taken her to the library for greater seclusion . Only a very few people seemed to know that the fine old room was open . `` Where is Connie ? '' said poor Mrs. Hooper fretfully -- when three o'clock had long struck . `` I ca n't keep awake ! '' * * * * * And now a midsummer sun was rising over Oxford . The last carriage had rumbled through the streets ; the last merry group of black-coated men , and girls in thin shoes and opera-cloaks had vanished .