three in the afternoon
`` Miss Nuttall has probably been detained by the traffic or a burst tire . She will be here very shortly . '' The minister shook his head and hung up his white surplice in the cupboard . `` The law of the land , my dear Mr. Merrill , '' he said , `` does not allow weddings after three in the afternoon . You can come along to-morrow morning any time after eight . '' There was a tap at the door , and Frank swung round . It was not the girl , but a telegraph boy .