two o'clock
Martha Waterman caught the recognition of it in Isabel 's eyes , pointed at the empty seats of eld , and nodded gayly . She sped out of her place and , losing no step , danced up to Isabel and Andrew . `` I du n no which 's the youngest , old or young , '' she cried , `` nor they do n't either . We 're goin ' to have some country dancin ' an ' then serve the coffee an ' sing ` Auld Lang Syne , ' an ' it 's my opinion we sha 'n' t be home ` fore two o'clock . Ai n't it just grand ! '' Jerry Freelands felt that the day was not suitably ended if , after tidying up the kitchen and practicing `` The Harp That Once '' and `` Oft in the Stilly Night '' on his fiddle , he did not go across the fields to Marietta Martin 's and compare the moment 's mood with her , either in the porch or at her fireside , according to the season . They lived , each alone , in a stretch of meadow land just off the main road , and nobody knew how many of their evenings they spent together , or , at this middle stage in their lives , would have drawn romantic conclusions if the tale of them had been told .