half past one
Everything was done to a turn and the soup was just what soup should be , but could n't be depended on to remain so for any length of time . `` I do n't believe they 're coming after all , '' said Marilla crossly . Anne and Diana sought comfort in each other 's eyes . At half past one Marilla again emerged from the parlor . `` Girls , we MUST have dinner . Everybody is hungry and it 's no use waiting any longer . Priscilla and Mrs. Morgan are not coming , that 's plain , and nothing is being improved by waiting . ''