half past two
Fred is so unreasonable about our leaving Uncle Peter alone . Of course if the Exchange did send the sewing person to do the mending I could go -- only you never can tell whether people like that are honest or not -- they often are n't -- '' The `` sewing person '' in the overstuffed chair looked straight ahead of her . She shut her lips together and tried desperately not to listen . '' -- that 's all I can promise -- if the sewing person comes and can sit in the hall -- I think it would be perfectly horrid if you had to play a three table -- if I ca n't get there in time for luncheon I 'll hurry around by half past two -- that is if I possibly can . '' Her irritable voice was still raised to telephone pitch as she hurried toward her new seamstress . It was n't until she had ushered Felicia into the draughty angle of the upper hall where she was to sew that Mrs. Alden discovered Babiche . She objected .