four o'clock
Nobody went by . Of all the neighbors who might have driven to market , not one appeared . Life itself seemed to be stricken from her world . At four o'clock she caught her shawl from its nail , and ran across the field to Lucy . Both sisters were at home , in the still tranquillity of their pursuits , Lucy knitting and Caroline binding shoes . Hetty came in upon them as if a wind had blown her . `` Law me ! ''