four o'clock in the afternoon
Yer 'll dress yerself in yer wery best , Connie , and I 'll like well to look at yer afore yer goes out , an ' w ` en yer comes back . '' So Connie put on her dark-blue costume once more , and brushed out her mane of golden hair and let it hang down her back ; for she knew that Ronald would scarcely recognize her deprived of this ornament . Then , having left his tea all ready for Giles , she ran quickly in the direction of Mrs. Anderson 's house . She arrived there at four o'clock in the afternoon , to see a little face pressed up close to the pane of glass , and eager eyes watching for her . When she appeared on the steps little hands began to clap , and there was an eager rush of footsteps and then Ronald himself opened the door . `` Oh Connie , Connie ! '' he said , `` come in -- do , do come in ! ''