three in the afternoon
`` I think , '' she said , `` that you are going to pay a visit to your cousin now , are you not ? I suppose that you will be asked to stay to dinner . '' `` Agatha will be sure to invite me to dine with her . '' `` I will accompany you as far as your cousin 's , if you would like me to ; then I will go to my brother and , if possible , I will call for you at three in the afternoon . '' Together they walked through the most crowded streets of the central part of the town and looked at the shop windows . At first Bertha found the din somewhat confusing ; afterwards , however , she found it more pleasant than otherwise . She gazed at the passers-by and took great pleasure in watching the well-groomed men and smartly-attired ladies .