nearly ten o'clock before
It had been a hard day for Miss Beach . She looked very weary as she leaned back in her corner , so overdone indeed that Winona was afraid she was going to have one of her heart attacks . The threatened trouble passed , however , and as the evening grew cooler she seemed to revive . The trains were late , so it was nearly ten o'clock before they at last reached home . '' ` Mighty pleased with our day 's outing , ' to quote Mr. Pepys , '' said Aunt Harriet . `` It was worth going ! '' `` If it has n't tired you too much ! ''