three
o'clock
I expected yards of beard . Oh , dear ! my life is in his hands , and he is laughing and talking as if nothing were going to happen ! At three o'clock we have all to go down to the big classroom . Sit where you can see me , Ro , and smile at me encouragingly when he gets up ; but if someone else wins , look the other way -- I shall want to hide my anguish . '' Rowena laughed -- a trill of merry , irresistible laughter , and the stare of scornful reproach failed to move her to penitence . `` You funny girl -- you funny girl !