seven o'clock
`` That remains to be seen , '' was all the satisfaction her uncle would give her . Anticipation was the order of the next day , and the hours of the afternoon rather dragged . At dinner Rosalind could not keep her eyes from the clock , while her uncle ate in his usual leisurely manner , smiling at her quizzically now and then . `` It will not take more than twenty minutes to walk out , '' he remarked , at length , when the hands pointed to seven o'clock . Mrs. Whittredge looked inquiring . `` We are to have a little moonlight party at the creek to-night . We shall not be late , Rosalind and I , '' Allan added .