three o’clock
But she , quite absorbed , did not appear to hear them . Coffee was served on the terrace overlooking the court of honor and the flower garden in front of the principal façade . The regimental band played on the lawn , and scores of soldiers and peasants wandered through the park . Miss Nelly had not forgotten , for one moment , Lupin 's solemn promise : `` To-morrow , at three o'clock , everything will be returned . '' At three o'clock ! And the hands of the great clock in the right wing of the castle now marked twenty minutes to three . In spite of herself , her eyes wandered to the clock every minute .