one o’clock
But Charlotta the Fourth thought them very beautiful , and after she had rustled into a white dress , so stiffly starched that it could stand alone , she surveyed herself in her glass with great satisfaction ... a satisfaction which lasted until she went out in the hall and caught a glimpse through the spare room door of a tall girl in some softly clinging gown , pinning white , star-like flowers on the smooth ripples of her ruddy hair . `` Oh , I 'll NEVER be able to look like Miss Shirley , '' thought poor Charlotta despairingly . `` You just have to be born so , I guess ... do n't seem 's if any amount of practice could give you that AIR . '' By one o'clock the guests had come , including Mr. and Mrs. Allan , for Mr. Allan was to perform the ceremony in the absence of the Grafton minister on his vacation . There was no formality about the marriage . Miss Lavendar came down the stairs to meet her bridegroom at the foot , and as he took her hand she lifted her big brown eyes to his with a look that made Charlotta the Fourth , who intercepted it , feel queerer than ever . They went out to the honeysuckle arbor , where Mr. Allan was awaiting them .