three o'clock
That was a happy week , indeed . Patsy devoted all her spare time to her lessons , but the house itself demanded no little attention . She would not let Mary dust the ornaments or arrange the rooms at all , but lovingly performed those duties herself , and soon became an ideal housekeeper , as Uncle John approvingly remarked . And as she flitted from room to room she sang such merry songs that it was a delight to hear her , and the Major was sure to get home from the city in time to listen to the strumming of the piano at three o'clock , from the recess of his own snug chamber . Uncle John went to the city every morning , and at first this occasioned no remark . Patsy was too occupied to pay much attention to her uncle 's coming and going , and the Major was indifferent , being busy admiring Patsy 's happiness and congratulating himself on his own good fortune . The position at the bank had raised the good man 's importance several notches .