eight o'clock
The old house was transformed into a bower with flowers and vines . Musicians played in the south room , which was like a grove with palms . There was a room filled with the wedding-presents , and the glitter of cut glass and silver seemed almost like another musical effect . The wedding was to be at eight o'clock . Everybody was there before that time . Meeks and Henry stood together in the hall by the spiral staircase , which was wound with flowers and vines . Henry wore a dress-suit for the first time in his life .