eight o'clock
Every year it seems to grow dearer . '' `` That is because it has been our second home , '' was Anne 's soft rejoinder . A knock at the door , followed by a peremptory summons in Elfreda 's voice , `` Come on down to breakfast , '' ended the little talk . By half-past eight o'clock Grace was on her way toward Main Street , bent on disposing of her errands with all possible speed . The vision of her yawning trunk , flanked by piles of clothing waiting patiently to be put in it , loomed large before her . Later on , keeping her appointment with Arline , she heroically tore herself from that fascinating young woman 's society and hurried toward Wayne Hall , filled with laudable intentions . Anne had finished her packing and departed to pay a farewell visit to Ruth Denton .