seven o'clock
Oh , Buck Hill was a place for lovers ! The garden a place of all places ! The house party was in full swing . Five guests had arrived on the six-thirty and three more on the seven o'clock trolley and a car of six had driven over from Lexington in time for supper . The mansion was filled and running over , but the overflow could always be taken care of in `` The Office , '' a cottage near the house , a building quite common in old southern homes , often set aside for young male visitors . Cousin Ann had been lying down all afternoon in response to the earnest pleadings of old Billy . He had pressed the sprigged muslin and it hung on a hook behind the door in readiness for the mistress .