one o'clock
For she was not at all awed by Mrs. Burgoyne now . Indeed , she and Mrs. Brown were growing genuinely fond of their new neighbor , and the occupants of the Hall supplied them with constant amusement and interest . Great lady and great heiress Sidney Burgoyne might be , but she lived a life far simpler than their own , and loved to have them come in for a few minutes ' talk even if she were cutting out cookies , with Joanna and Ellen leaning on the table , or feeding the chickens whose individual careers interested her so deeply . She walked with the little girls to school every morning , and met them near the school at one o'clock . In the meantime she made a visit to the Mail office , and perhaps spent an hour or two there , or in the markets ; but at least three times a week she wandered over to Old Paloma , and spent the forenoon in the dingy streets across the river . What she did there , perhaps no one but Doctor Brown , who came to have a real affection and respect for her , fully appreciated . Mrs. Burgoyne would tell him , when they met in some hour of life or death , that she was `` making friends . ''