hour from six o'clock
Sometimes we took our books and went out under the trees to some shaded seats , and sat there till the maid came out to call us in to tea . Happy , happy hours in dreamland ! But what peril to me , and perhaps to him . It is vain to go over it all : it is enough that of all the happy days , that hour from six o'clock till tea-time was the happiest : and that with strange smoothness , day after day passed on without bringing interruption to it . At six the others went to ride or walk ; I was never called , and did not even wonder at it . All this time Richard had been going every day to town and coming back by the evening train . It was pretty tiresome work , and he looked rather pale and worn ; but I believe he could not stay away .