half past three
Will you ? '' `` I believe I will , '' sighed Miranda reluctantly . `` I 'll lay down side o ' Jane in our bedroom and see if I can get strength to cook supper . It 's half past three -- do n't you let me lay a minute past five . I kep ' a good fire in the kitchen stove . I do n't know , I 'm sure , why I should have baked a pot o ' beans in the middle of the week , but they 'll come in handy . Father used to say there was nothing that went right to the spot with returned missionaries like pork 'n' beans 'n' brown bread .