five o'clock
Katy had climbed over into the front seat beside her father , because that was always her place when they went to church on Sundays . It was a cool evening , there was a fresh sea wind that brought a light mist with it , and the sky was fast growing cloudy . Somehow the children looked different ; it seemed to their mother as if they had grown older and taller since they went away in the morning , and as if they belonged to the town now as much as to the country . The greatness of their day 's experience had left her far behind ; the day had been silent and lonely without them , and she had had their supper ready , and been watching anxiously , ever since five o'clock . As for the children themselves they had little to say at first they had eaten their luncheon early on the way to Topham . Susan Ellen was childishly cross , but Katy was pathetic and wan . They could hardly wait to show the picture , and their mother was as much pleased as everybody had expected .