one o'clock
that little scarlet poppy in the corn ? '' `` Yes ; it is Valmai 's red hood ; she wears it sometimes , and sometimes a broad-brimmed white hat . '' Ellis looked at his watch . `` Too late to go back now ; it is close upon one o'clock . '' `` Deucedly provoking ! '' said Cardo ; `` we will try again after dinner . '' But after dinner they seemed to be no more successful , although they found their way into the very field where they had seen the red hood .