half past twelve
It seems as if Satan possessed you ! You went up the front stairs to your room , but you did n't hide your tracks , for you dropped your handkerchief on the way up . You left the screen out of your bedroom window for the flies to come in all over the house . You never cleared away your lunch nor set away a dish , AND YOU LEFT THE SIDE DOOR UNLOCKED from half past twelve to three o'clock , so ' t anybody could ` a ' come in and stolen what they liked ! '' Rebecca sat down heavily in her chair as she heard the list of her transgressions . How could she have been so careless ? The tears began to flow now as she attempted to explain sins that never could be explained or justified .