one o'clock
That he was on good terms with George St. Mabyn was evident , for they called each other by their Christian names , and I judged that their friendship was of long standing . After I had been there a little over an hour , and was on the point of telling the chauffeur to take me back to Granitelands , George St. Mabyn informed me that he and Springfield were going there to lunch . I was rather surprised at this , as no mention of it had been made before , and I wondered why , if they had arranged to be at Granitelands , I should have been asked to visit them that morning . Still , I did not give the matter a second thought , and before one o'clock St. Mabyn appeared in the seventh heaven of delight , for he was walking around the grounds of Granitelands with Norah Blackwater by his side . I left soon after lunch , but before I went I had a few minutes ' chat with Lorna Bolivick . ` You will remember your promise , wo n't you ? ' and she looked eagerly into my face as she spoke .