one o'clock
The C.M. is dear to me , yes , very dear . I rejoice in the progress the movement is making through the efforts of you both , and before giving you an answer I must go and think it over , so you will please excuse me . '' As her graceful figure was leaving the room , she said : `` Penloe , come to our room about fifteen minutes before dinner . Clara told me that they were going to have dinner at one o'clock to-day . '' After Stella had left the room , Penloe chatted with the young men about the C.M. , and then said : `` Would you like to take a walk about the place ? '' and they both said , `` Yes , this is our first visit to Treelawn . '' This was the first time Barker and Brookes had met Penloe .