two o'clock
he hummed half under his breath , and then with a decided movement turned from the winding river towards the house . `` No , Nebbie , it 's no use , '' he said aloud , addressing his four-footed comrade , who thereupon got up reluctantly and began to trot pensively beside him -- `` We must n't be selfish . There are a thousand and one things to do . There is dinner to be served to the children at two o'clock -- there is Mrs. Keeley to call upon -- there are the school accounts to be looked into , -- '' here he glanced at his watch -- '' Good Heavens ! -- how time flies ! It is half-past eleven ! I shall have to see Bainton later on . ''