four o'clock
Now and then it was varied by a walk , and occasionally by an archery or croquet tournament ; but these were reserved for insufferably hot days , and the time , as a rule , was devoted to more active pursuits . The cricket pitch lay to the west of the College , a splendid , level tract of ground , commanding a glorious prospect of low , undulating hills , cliffs bordering a shingly beach , and the long , blue stretch of the Channel beyond . All the healthy moorland and sea breezes seemed to blow there , filling the lungs with pure , fresh air , and well justifying Miss Cavendish 's boast that Chessington was the most bracing place in the kingdom for growing girls . Even Janie 's pale cheeks would take a tinge of pink as she ran , unwillingly enough , in chase of a ball ; and the majority of the school would come in at four o'clock flushed and rosy , and very ready indeed for the piles of thick bread and butter that awaited them in the various dining-halls . Honor took to the games with enthusiasm . Having served an apprenticeship in the Beginners ' Division at cricket , and having shown Miss Young her capacity in the way of batting and bowling , she was allowed a place in the St. Chad 's team . It happened that on the very day of her promotion her house played St. Hilary 's , and there was great excitement about the match , because the latter was generally considered the crack team of the College .