one o'clock
Both girls skipped blithely along the path and were soon out of sight where the roadway ran behind the steep banks of the terrace . `` Now that we are out of the way of Bob 's eyes and tongue , let 's go slower or we 'll spoil our shoes , '' said Eleanor , stopping to see if any dust showed on her shiny toes . `` And we wo n't climb the high Guards , but just sit on the ledge nearest the trail , '' added Polly . The Sunday dinner hour at Pebbly Pit was usually at one o'clock , so everything was ready and waiting just before that time . But no visitors appeared , and Mrs. Brewster sent Anne down the road to see if the girls and boys were visiting the Causeway and other unusual features of Rainbow Cliffs . `` Oh , Anne ! Are you alone ? ''