twelve
until three
Nor did she notice after two or three months of travelling whether wax flowers did or did not decorate the corners of her sitting-room , and it seemed to her of no moment whether the Venetian blinds were green or brown . The dinners she ate were as good in one place as in another ; the family resemblance which slaveys bear to each other satisfied her eyes , and the difference of latitude and longitude between Glasgow and Aberdeen she found did not in the least alter her daily occupations . Montgomery came to see her every morning , and the tunefulness of the piano was really all that reminded them of their change of residence . From twelve until three they worked at music , both vocal and instrumental . Dick sought for excuses to absent himself , but when he returned he always insisted that Montgomery should remain to dinner . All formalities between them were abolished , and Kate did not hesitate to sit on her lover 's knees in the presence of her music-master . But he did not seem to care , he only laughed a little nervously .