three o'clock
`` We were turning to go out into the gardens when an exclamation from Mary caught my attention . '' ` It is snowing again and _ so _ fast , ' she said , ` and just see how dark it is . ' '' `` Twill lighten up again when the snow leaves off , Miss , ' said the woman . ` It is not three o'clock yet . I 'll make you a bit of fire in a minute if you like , in one of the rooms . In here -- ' she added , opening the door of a small bedroom next to the tapestry room , ` it 'll light in a minute , the chimney ca n't be cold , for there was one yesterday . I put fires in each in turns . '