half past eleven before
But what of that ? He had caught a string of fine fish and was happy . Gertrude , for a silver dollar , bought the trout , and the boy danced with joy . It was half past eleven before the Half-way Station up the mountain was reached , and the steep ascent to Prospect House on the top of Mt. Holyoke was made by the car on the inclined railway . The morning ride and the thought of a dinner of brook trout on the mountain had sharpened the appetites of the lovers . George and Gertrude needed but a single announcement of dinner from the clerk to make them hasten for seats at so inviting a meal . They sat near an open window , and never did they enjoy a dinner more .