daylight of four o'clock
That 's -- that 's -- _ marriage _ -- a big wedding and a public honeymoon -- and -- all that go with them -- are just a cheap imitation -- of the real thing . Then , later on , if you like , this first winter , we 'll go away together -- to Spain or Italy or the South of France -- or wherever you wish -- but first -- we 'll begin together here . Will you marry me -- the first of September , Sylvia ? '' Austin drove home in the broad daylight of four o'clock on a June morning . Then , after the motor was put away , he took his working clothes over his arm , went to the river , and plunged in . When he came back , with damp hair , cool skin , and a heart singing with peace and joy , he found Peter , whistling , starting towards the barn with his milk-pail over his arm . It was the beginning of a new day .