one o'clock before
`` What did you do ? '' `` I did n't say a word -- just grabbed up my books and ran . Let 's study till Nan comes and then she 'll settle it . '' It was almost one o'clock before Nan appeared . She tossed a box of candy to the weary students , and gave a lively account of her morning , which had included a second breakfast , three strawberry-ices , a walk to the bridge , half a dozen calls on the campus , and a plunge in the swimming-tank . `` I did n't dream I knew so many people here , '' she said . `` But now I 've seen them all and they 've promised to call on you , Betty , and I must go to-night . ''