six o'clock
It was nobody 's fault but her own . The feeling that she had only herself to blame did not make the situation any less unpleasant . She was four and a half miles away from school , and unless she could secure a taxi , she would be obliged to walk back . She inquired from a porter , but he shook his head , and said it was unlikely there would be any cabs at the station till the express came in at six o'clock . Carmel thanked him , and turned away with her eyes full of tears . Owing to her Sicilian education she was not accustomed to going about by herself . England was still more or less of a strange country to her , and she did not know the ways of the land .