one o'clock
There was no romantic side to be expressed in these , so she scribbled away half-heartedly . Her uncertain memory , which had readily supplied quotations from Browning or Edgar Allan Poe , struck altogether when asked for such sordid details as the names of the Cabal ministry , or the history of the Long Parliament . The bell rang , and left her with her paper only half finished . At one o'clock the candidates were given an hour 's rest , and a hot lunch was served to them in the dining-hall . At two they returned to their desks , and the examination continued until half-past four . Winona found the questions tolerable . She did fairly , but not at all brilliantly .