ten o'clock
The `` Automobile Girls '' had not had such a good time since their arrival in Washington . Mrs. Wilson was a charming hostess . She was particularly gracious to Bab , and the young girl decided to forget the disquieting suspicions she had harbored against this fascinating woman and enjoy herself . It was almost ten o'clock . Mr. Hamlin had not yet arrived at Mrs. Wilson 's . Bab was sitting in one corner of the drawing-room talking gayly with a young Annapolis graduate , who was telling her all about his first cruise , when Elmer Wilson interrupted them . `` I am terribly sorry to break into your conversation like this , Miss Thurston , '' he apologized .