one o'clock
`` I often wish I were a boy , '' sighed Gwen regretfully . `` Do n't ! You 're a jolly sight nicer as you are , '' returned Dick , getting up to go . The pair did not reach the Parsonage until after one o'clock , and Beatrice and Mr. Gascoyne were beginning to wonder what had become of them . `` I hope Dick 's none the worse , '' said Father rather anxiously when Gwen poured out the tale of their adventure . `` I 'm afraid it 's been a tiring morning for him . He had better stop to lunch and have a good rest afterwards before he attempts to walk home .