five o'clock
She turned the bit of delicate china so that Mrs. Sherman could see the crest , and the motto , `` I keep tryste . '' The note folded inside brought happy tears to her eyes , for it said that she was the only one to whom one of these treasured heirlooms had been given . Madam felt deeply that a spiritual kinship existed between her old ancestor Edryn and the little friend who had kept tryst so faithfully in all things . Jack came at five o'clock . He was to be the guest of Oaklea , but most of his time was spent at The Locusts . That night , when moonlight and springtime filled the valley with ethereal whiteness and sweetness , he and Betty sat out on the porch . Three generations of Romance made enchanted ground of the whole place .