twelve o'clock
Jim paused in his work , and , leaning on his spade , considered if there was any one in the town , who , for the sake of the timber , would cut the tree down and take it away for nothing . There ought to be some such person in town ; if it came to that , Mrs. Barfield ought to receive something for the tree . Walnut was a valuable wood , was extensively used by cabinetmakers , and so on , until Mrs. Barfield begged him to get on with his digging . At twelve o'clock Esther and Mrs. Barfield walked out on the lawn . A loud wind came up from the sea , and it shook the evergreens as if it were angry with them . A rook carried a stick to the tops of the tall trees , and the women drew their cloaks about them . The train passed across the vista , and the women wondered how long it would take Jack to walk from the station .