half past one in the afternoon
I , as best man , was busy and thankful for the bustle and responsibility . They occupied my mind and kept it from dwelling on other things . George worked at the bank until noon , getting ready to leave the institution in my charge and that of Dick Small , Henry 's brother , who had reported for duty that morning . The marriage was to take place at half past one in the afternoon and the bridal couple were to go away on the three o'clock train . The honeymoon trip was to be a brief one , only a week . Every able-bodied native of Denboro , man , woman and child , attended that wedding , I honestly believe . It was the best sort of advertising for Olinda Cahoon and Simeon Eldredge , for Olinda had made the gowns worn by the bride and the bride 's mother and a number of the younger female guests , and Sim had sold innumerable bottles of a peculiarly penetrating perfume , a large supply of which he had been talked into purchasing by a Boston traveling salesman .