one o'clock
`` I 'll be glad to go , '' said Carrie . `` How much will we have to pay for seats ? '' `` Not more than a dollar , '' said Mrs. Vance . The latter departed , and at one o'clock reappeared , stunningly arrayed in a dark-blue walking dress , with a nobby hat to match . Carrie had gotten herself up charmingly enough , but this woman pained her by contrast . She seemed to have so many dainty little things which Carrie had not . There were trinkets of gold , an elegant green leather purse set with her initials , a fancy handkerchief , exceedingly rich in design , and the like .