two o'clock
Caroline is to send them out in her motor and I 'm going to make Hob and Tom chase the possum in company of the merry widow and Mrs. Big Bug . Now give me a glad word ! '' `` I 'll see , '' answered Phoebe . `` I can let you know by two o'clock whether I can go , '' and as she spoke she gathered up her gloves and bag and settled her trim hat by a glance at the long mirror across the room . `` What -- what did you say ? '' demanded David aghast in a second . `` If you think for one minute that I 'm going to stand for -- '' `` But you must remember that my business engagements must always be settled before I can make social ones -- at two o'clock then !