one o’clock
He sat respectfully on the seat opposite her , with a travelling bag on his knees , and sighed occasionally . When she had secured her seat in the railway carriage he brought her sandwiches , buns , and sweetmeats enough for a voyage to New York . Alice waved her hand to him as the train moved away . She reached Agworth at one o'clock ; Richard had been pacing the platform impatiently for twenty minutes . Porters were eager to do his bidding , and his instructions to them were suavely imperative . ` They know me , ' he remarked to Alice , with his air of satisfaction . ` I suppose you 're half frozen ?