three in the afternoon
The servants are silent , the priests are silent , the very atmosphere seems full of secrets . '' I did not stay long with Parson Thomas after this , although his hospitality seemed to know no bounds . I had heard enough to set me thinking , and I determined to go to Mawgan that very evening . The time was now three in the afternoon , and soon night would be upon us . Still , there would be another hour of daylight , and I started to walk in the direction of Mawgan Forth , while Eli trudged close by my heels . We had been walking , perhaps , half an hour , when I saw , as I was passing by a farmhouse close to which the road ran , a woman on horseback . Below us we saw the sands of Mawgan Forth , but no house was near save the farmhouse to which I have referred .