about five o'clock
`` Only two or three sources of regret occurred to mar the delight -LRB- in which young and old participated -RRB- of that festal and dazzling scene . One was the absence of Miss Fanchon Bareaud , one the donors ; another , that of Corporal Gray ; a third was the excessive modesty of Major Vanrevel , although present at the time , refused to receive the ladies ' sumptuous offering and insisted that Captain Marsh was the proper person to do the honors , to which the latter reluctantly , though gracefully consented . Also , we were sorry that the Major appeared in citizen 's dress , as all were anxious to witness him in his uniform . However , in our humble judgment , he will be compelled by etiquette to don it this afternoon , to receive the officers of the regular army , who will arrive by the stage about five o'clock , it is expected , to inspect the company and swear them into the service of the Federal Government at the Court House . We , for one , have little doubt that , owing to the Major 's well-known talent in matters of apparel , his appearance will far eclipse in brilliancy that of his fellow-officers . '' Crailey dressed slowly , returning to the paper , now and then , with a perturbed countenance . How would Miss Betty explain this paragraph to herself , and how account for the fact that she had not seen Crailey , how for the fact that she had seen Tom ?