three P.M. Wednesday
It 's just destiny -- she thought -- it 's just the way things work out in this damn world . If cowardice is all that 's been holding me back there wo n't be any more holding back . So we 'll just let things take their course and never be sorry . The clerk scanned her telegram : `` Arrived Baltimore today spend day with my brother meet me Wilmington three P.M. Wednesday Love `` Lois . '' `` Fifty-four cents , '' said the clerk admiringly . And never be sorry -- thought Lois -- and never be sorry -- Trees filtering light onto dapple grass .