four o'clock
You are the best skater I ever saw ! I 'd like to cut that out and keep it in cold storage as a souvenir . '' This did not please her so much as his references to her hidden ambitions , and seeing that she failed to respond , and fearing one of her taunts , he led the way toward the gorge . It was four o'clock , and already shadows were darkening the deep vale where most of the skaters had now gathered about the bonfires . Phil 's popularity was attested by the tone in which the company greeted her . She sat down on a log and entered into their give-and-take light-heartedly , while Holton unfastened her skates . He had found her coat and thrown it round her shoulders .