three o'clock in the afternoon
Oh ! the ladies of Lancia know perfectly well what is due to themselves , and they had far too great a regard for the laws of good form to appear on days that were not fête days ; and even then they did not do it without taking proper precautions . No lady of Lancia would think of being so vulgar as to go to the Bombé on a Sunday before the arrival of others of her class ; and it was a superhuman effort to arrange for all to appear simultaneously . So after three o'clock in the afternoon they were waiting about , gloved and bonneted , peeping at each other out of the windows . `` The Zamoras are coming now ! '' `` There go the Mateos ! '' And so they finally sallied forth in due dignity to the promenade where the band had been performing different fantasias on airs from `` Ernani '' or `` Nabuco '' for the edification of the children and a few appreciative artisans .