four o'clock
No one would think to look at you that you ever bothered about them at all , '' quoth Jack , with somewhat unflattering sympathy . `` I 'll wait for you at the corner of Prince 's Square . I 'm not going to meet all those sniggering girls if I know it . '' So it was arranged , and Jill swelled with importance for the rest of the day , longing for four o'clock to arrive , and set her free from her duties . Pam went to the door with her sister after lunch , and stood shivering upon the top step while they exchanged farewells . She herself attended only the morning school , and was apt to find the afternoons rather lonely when the twins were out , and Betty was absorbed in her studies . `` Come back quickly , '' she pleaded .