three in the afternoon
He saw the big man take the slim , adored princess in his arms , and he saw her face upturned to greet the lips that came down to meet her 's in -- Alas ! Poor Frederick ! Right bravely he accosted Mr. Flanders one day as the brisk young man came swinging up the drive on his way from the railway station . Flanders usually came at three in the afternoon . This habit was known to Frederick . He also knew that the tall conqueror spent an hour with Mr. Bingle before Miss Fairweather descended from the school-room . In fact , every movement of Mr. Flanders from the instant he appeared on the estate to the moment he left it in a dash for the train , was known to the small victim of the green-eyed devil .