three o'clock
All the Mackenzies , except our Griselda , were dressed in the tartan of their clan ; and over the stall there was some motto in Gaelic , `` Dhu dhaith donald dhuth , '' which nobody could understand , but which was not the less expressive . Indeed , the Mackenzie stall was got up very well ; but then was it not known and understood that Mrs Mackenzie did get up things very well ? It was acknowledged on all sides that the Lamb , Griselda , was uncommonly well got up on this occasion . It was understood that the ladies were to be assembled in the bazaar at half-past two , and that the doors were to be thrown open to the public at three o'clock . Soon after half-past two Mrs Mackenzie 's carriage was at the door , and the other Mackenzies having come up at the same time , the Mackenzie phalanx entered the building together . There were many others with them , but as they walked up they found the Countess of Ware standing alone in the centre of the building , with her four daughters behind her . She had on her head a wonderful tiara , which gave to her appearance a ferocity almost greater than was natural to her .