nearly half past four
Do n't chatter so much , '' warned Jess . `` Are n't you ready yet ? Miss Morley 's getting impatient . '' `` It 's nearly half past four , and I expect everybody is longing for tea , '' put in Irene . `` They 'll have to wait for it till we 've done our stunt . We 're not going to be left out , '' said Peachy , hurriedly taking her pose . The allegorical scene in which the girls were grouped presented a pretty picture as the curtain rose .