one o'clock
To that end he wrote what seemed to Nora O'Malley , who eyed him suspiciously , a surprising amount of cards , chuckling softly to himself as he wrote . Happening to catch her eye he looked rather guilty , then , cocking his head to one side , simpered languishingly , `` What shall I say to thee , heart of my heart ? '' Nora 's tip-tilted little nose was promptly elevated still higher , and she walked away without observing the triumphant gleam in Hippy 's blue eyes . At one o'clock the Eight Originals halted for luncheon , which proved to be a merry meal . By half-past two o'clock the tall balsam tree , heavy with its weight of decorations and strange Christmas fruit , was pronounced finished , and the party of jubilant young people reluctantly separated to assemble after dinner for one of their old-time frolics . The evening train brought Arnold Evans , and Miriam found herself whisked down Chapel Hill toward Grace 's home by David and Arnold despite her protests that neither she nor Arnold really belonged . `` You and Arnold are the honorary members , '' David reminded her , `` and are , therefore , eligible to all our revels . ''