four o'clock
I 'd like to second that ! '' exclaimed Mavis , jumping up in great enthusiasm . The general feeling was in favour of the proposition , and the Nature Study Club was duly inaugurated , with Beata for president and Fay Macleod for secretary , and a committee consisting mostly of the particular little set of girls who motored daily from Chagmouth . By four o'clock the whole of the business was concluded , the societies were established , and a very hopeful start had been made . Among the many activities of that important afternoon one point seemed to stand out firmly and clearly -- Merle above all the other monitresses had shown herself capable of taking the lead . Where Iva , Nesta , and Muriel had failed to control the school she had restored order , conducted the meeting admirably , and exhibited considerable powers of organisation . She had undoubtedly justified her position , and had won the respect of most of her comrades .