two o'clock
Cherry said , suddenly , pushing up the golden hair under her hat . `` I 'd love it , '' Miss Maloney said , appreciatively , `` but Doctor has a one o'clock appointment after this one , and I sha n't get a bite until nearly three . I 've got crackers here -- '' Cherry went out into the blazing street ; it was one of the hot noontides of the year . At two o'clock a wild wind would spring up , and send papers and dust flying , but just now the heat was dry and clear and still . She was carrying a parasol , and she opened it now and walked slowly toward Geary Street . She could go and have a cup of tea and a salad at the Pheasant -- she could go to the Pheasant -- But she made not the slightest effort to go there . Beyond saying the words , she had no intention of doing so .