about four o'clock
He met her with a dog-cart and a fat pony , and when they had jogged their way to their destination they spent what was left of the morning looking over the farm . Then there was a midday farm dinner that Rose astonished herself by dealing with as it deserved and by feeling sleepy at the conclusion of . Galbraith caught her biting down a yawn and packed her off to the big Gloucester swing in the veranda , the one addition he 'd built on the place , for a nap ; and obediently she did as he bade her . Coming into the veranda about four o'clock , and finding her awake , he suggested that they go for a walk . She had dressed , in anticipation of this , in a short skirt and heavy walking boots , so they set out across the fields . Two hours later , having swung her legs over a stone wall that had a comfortably inviting flat top , she remained sitting there and let her gaze rest , unfocused , on the pleasant farm land that lay below them . After a glance at her he leaned back against the wall at her side and began filling his pipe .