four in the afternoon
It contained two beds , of course , besides a few _ nails _ for dresses . '' `` Oh , do take it , '' whispered the younger Miss Lawrie , who was not yet thoroughly versed in the _ pleasures _ of a watering place , and who cast rueful glances at her cheerless _ pen _ , so different from her airy chamber at home . So Rosamond 's trunks were taken to No. 20 , whither she herself followed them . The first occupant , it would seem , was quite an invalid , for though it was four in the afternoon , she was still in bed . Great pains , however had evidently been taken with her toilet , and nothing could have been more perfect than the arrangement of her pillows -- her hair -- her wrapper , and the crimson shawl she wore about her shoulders . Rosamond bowed to her politely , and then , without noticing her particularly , went over to the side of the room she supposed was to be hers . She had just laid aside her hat , when the lady said : `` That open blind lets in too much light .