five o’clock
We did not have a real engagement , anyway . '' `` He wo n't let me make up with him , '' Bab thought . `` I wonder why he is so angry ? '' At five o'clock Barbara came down on the veranda , dressed for the evening . She spied Ralph walking alone down the garden path , which was arched with trellises of crimson and pink rambler roses . There were several seats along the walk , and it had formed a favorite retreat for the girls ever since they had arrived at Mrs. Ewing 's home . Perhaps another girl than Barbara would not have tried again to make friends with Ralph , after his refusal to take her boating in the morning ; but Bab was so open-hearted and sincere that she could not bear a misunderstanding .