three o'clock
I mean to get Miss Dudley to give me her portrait of you , and I shall paint in , over your head : -LSB- Greek : PHILOS THANE KAI SY -RSB- ; and hang it up in my studio to look at , when I am in danger of feeling happy . '' With this they rambled back again towards their friends and ended for the time their struggle for mastery . The morning was soon over ; all returned to their hotel , and luncheon followed ; a silent meal at which no one seemed bright except Strong , who felt that the burden was beginning to be a heavy one . Had it not been for Strong , not one of the party would have moved out of the house again that day , but the Professor privately ordered a sleigh to the door at three o'clock , and packed his uncle and aunt into it together with Catherine and Wharton . Catherine 's love of driving lent her energy , and Mrs. Murray , sadly enough , consented to let her take the reins . As they drove away , Strong stood on the porch and watched them till they had disappeared down the road . The afternoon was cloudy and gray , with flakes of snow dropping occasionally through a despondent air .