about three o'clock
It all makes me positively sick , but there is no use trying to control them in that direction . I do n't wonder Daddy Neil often says they were better off in the old days when a master looked after their well-being . '' An hour later Minervy was driving into Annapolis , three of her boon companions going with her , the `` widderless orphans '' being left to get on as best they could . She spent the entire morning in town , returning about three o'clock with a wagonful of purchases . Poor Joshua 's remains were being looked after by the Society and would later come to Severndale . Mrs. Harold and the girls were sitting in the charming living-room when Jerome came to ask if Miss Peggy would speak with Minervy a moment . `` Oh , DO bring her in here , '' begged Mrs. Harold .