About four o'clock
They were colder to each other than ever . A day came when it had rained all morning and part of the afternoon . They had stayed in the house without speaking , reading , yawning , looking out of the window ; they were bored and cross . About four o'clock the sky cleared . They ran into the garden . They leaned their elbows on the terrace wall , and looked down at the lawns sloping to the river . The earth was steaming ; a soft mist was ascending to the sun ; little rain-drops glittered on the grass ; the smell of the damp earth and the perfume of the flowers intermingled ; around them buzzed a golden swarm of bees .