six o'clock
Being of medium height , her gowns fitted most of her customers , who exulted over the fact of their absolute freshness . They were indeed bargains , and , as each girl had come prepared to buy to the limit of her ample allowance , the money fairly poured into Jean 's hands . For the rest of the afternoon a great trying-on of gowns ensued , and in their eager appreciation of the pretty things before them they chattered like a flock of magpies , arousing not a little curiosity among a number of the Harlowe House girls who in passing through the hall heard the murmur of voices and subdued laughter . It was after six o'clock when the last girl , bearing a huge bundle and a suit case , had departed . Jean sat down amidst the wreck of her possessions and sighed wearily . She sprang up the next moment , however , and began feverishly to bundle the various garments lying about on the bed and chairs into the open trunk . She had sold many of her possessions .