seven o'clock
I think Miss Leighton would have been very glad to have stayed on the bed , and tried to sleep away the hours that presented no amusement ; but Charlotte Benson laughed at her so cruelly , that she began to dress at once , and said , she had not intended what she said , of course . I was the first to be ready , and went down to the piazza . The heat of the day was over and there was a soft , pleasant breeze . We were to have tea at seven o'clock , and while I sat there , the bell rang . The tutor came in from under the trees where he had been reading , looking rather pale after his long walk . He bowed slightly as he passed me , and waited at the other end of the piazza , reading as he stood , till the others came down to the dining-room . As we were seating ourselves he came in and took his place , with a bow to me and the others .