three o'clock
`` I sha n't speak another word , '' said Mrs. Masters ; `` her fortune is in her own hands and if she do n't choose to take it I 've done with her . One man may lead a horse to water but a hundred ca n't make him drink . It 's just the same with an obstinate pig-headed young woman . '' At three o'clock Mr. Twentyman came and was at once desired to go up to Mary who was waiting for him in the drawing-room . Mrs. Masters smiled and was gracious as she spoke to him , having for the moment wreathed herself in good humour so that he might go to his wooing in better spirit . He had learned his lesson by heart as nearly as he was able and began to recite it as soon as he had closed the door . `` So you 're going to Cheltenham on Thursday ? ''