three o’clock
It really is quite a satis-faction to have something that she ca n't find out , and it is not underhand while I write every word of it to mamma . ' So Gillian made her conscience easy , and she did write a long and full account of the Whites and their troubles , and of her conversation with Kalliope . In the course of that week Fergus had a holiday , asked for by some good-natured visitor of Mrs. Edgar 's . He rushed home on the previous day with the news , to claim Aunt Jane 's promise ; and she undertook so to arrange matters as to be ready to go with him to the marble works at three o'clock . Valetta could not go , as she had her music lesson at that time , and she did not regret it , for she had an idea that blasting with powder or dynamite was always going on there . Gillian was not quite happy about the dynamite , but she did not like to forego the chance of seeing what the work of Kalliope and Alexis really was , so she expressed her willingness to join the party , and in the meantime did her best to prevent Aunt Ada from being driven distracted by Fergus 's impatience , which began at half-past two . Miss Mohun had darted out as soon as dinner was over , and he was quite certain some horrible cad would detain her till four o'clock , and then going would be of no use .