one o’clock
How good to come to me so soon , you dear old shipwrecked mariner ! '' `` I was forced to come to report myself , '' said Harry , `` or I could not have come away from my father so soon . '' The usual questions and their sad answers ensued , and while Flora talked to Harry , fondly holding his hand , Norman and Meta explained the history to George , who no sooner comprehended it , that he opined it must have been a horrid nuisance , and that Harry was a gallant fellow ; then striking him over the shoulder , welcomed him home with all his kind heart , told him he was proud to receive him , and falling into a state of rapturous hospitality , rang the bell , and wanted to order all sorts of eatables and drinkables , but was sadly baffled to find him already satisfied . There was more open joy than even at home , and Flora was supremely happy as she sat between her brothers , listening and inquiring till far past one o'clock , when she perceived poor George dozing off , awakened every now and then by a great nod , and casting a wishful glance of resigned remonstrance , as if to appeal against sitting up all night . The meeting at breakfast was a renewal of pleasure . Flora was proud and happy in showing off her little girl , a model baby , as she called her , a perfect doll for quietness , so that she could be brought in at family prayers ; `` and , '' said Flora , `` I am the more glad that she keeps no one away , because we can only have evening prayers on Sunday . It is a serious thing to arrange for such a household . ''