about three o'clock
I would never have gone to Horner , or to any small town , if I had wanted to hide . I think I should have gone around the corner and taken a room in my own neighborhood , or have lost myself in some large city . It was that same day that , since I did not go to Horner , Horner came to me . The bell rang about three o'clock , and I answered it myself . For , with times hard and only two or three roomers all winter , I had not had a servant , except Terry to do odd jobs , for some months . There stood a fresh-faced young girl , with a covered basket in her hand . `` Are you Mrs. Pitman ? ''