three o'clock
`` You know , but wo n't tell me , eh ? '' rejoins Harry , his manly face wearing a solicitous look . Bradshaw shakes his head , and adds a cunning wink in reply . It is three o'clock when they arrive at the Villa , where , without reserve , missus extends her hand , and gives him a cordial welcome , -- tells him Franconia has been waiting to see him with great patience , and has got a present for him . Franconia comes rushing into the hall , and is so glad to see him ; but her countenance wears an air of sadness , which does not escape his notice-she is not the beautiful creature she was years ago , care has sadly worn upon those rounded features . But master is there , and he looks happy and cheerful ; and there is something about the house servants , as they gather round him to have their say , which looks of suspiciously good omen . He can not divine what it is ; his first suspicions being aroused by missus saying Franconia had been waiting to see him .