four in the afternoon
The cook took possession of his stores , and the stud-groom of his stables . Everything else was only a question of money , and with regard to this Mrs. Norton made full use of her extensive powers . She acted in conformity with the instructions she had received . In the short space of two months she performed prodigies , and that is how , when , on the 15th of April , 1880 , Mr. Scott , Susie , and Bettina alighted from the mail train from Havre , at half-past four in the afternoon , they found Mrs. Norton at the station of St. Lazare , who said : `` Your caleche is there in the yard ; behind it is a landau for the children ; and behind the landau is an omnibus for the servants . The three carriages bear your monogram , are driven by your coachman , and drawn by your horses . Your address is 24 Rue Murillo , and here is the menu of your dinner to-night . You invited me two months ago ; I accept , and will even take the liberty of bringing a dozen friends with me .