two o'clock
`` What on earth must he be like when he is really angry , if he is like this when he is pleased ? '' asked Norah of herself ; but there was something in the Squire 's keen , blue eyes which took her fancy , despite his fierceness , and she noticed that when he spoke to his little daughter his face softened , while each time that she coughed , he knitted his brows and stared at her with undisguised anxiety . Edna was evidently his darling , and her delicate health the cause of much anxiety . At two o'clock the two girls ensconced themselves behind the window curtains and exchanged confidences while watching for the first appearance of the Professor from Lancaster . Edna told Norah about the school which she left ; how grieved she had been to say good-bye to her friends , and how sadly she missed their bright society , and Norah comforted her in warm-hearted fashion . `` Never mind , I am coming every fortnight , and when the bright days are here you will be able to drive over and see us . I hope you will like me , for I think I shall like you very much indeed , in spite of your eyes . ''