two o'clock
` Oh , how nice ! Oh , how jolly that will be ! ' Olive cried ; and , catching Violet by the hands , she romped with her for glee . But the nun , taking advantage of this break in the conversation , said : ` Come , now , young ladies , it is after two o'clock ; we shall never be ready in time if you do n't make haste -- and it wo n't do to keep the Bishop waiting . ' Like a hen gathering her chickens , the Sister hurried away with Violet , Olive , and May . ` How happy they seem in this beautiful retreat ! ' said Mrs. Scully , drawing her black lace shawl about her grey-silk shoulders .