three o'clock
And the woman must have loved him much , who , after seeing that look of hers , would have married him . But a moment after she was listening with abject ear to his promises . The day came at last . He was to leave at three o'clock . After the noontide meal Ida 's mother sat with them and they talked a little about America , Frau Werner exerting herself to give a cheerful tone to the conversation , and Randall answering her questions absently and without taking his eyes off Ida , who felt herself beginning to be seized with a nervous trembling . At last Frau Werner rose and silently left the room , looking back at them as she closed the door with eyes full of tears . Then as if by a common impulse they rose and put their arms about each other 's necks , and their lips met in a long shuddering kiss .