one o'clock
They must have a perfect little dinner , a dinner for three such as had never yet been prepared in Mustapha ! She and Jeanne were together for more than an hour . Afterward she went out to watch for the steamer from a point of vantage on the Boulevard Bleu . Just after one o'clock she saw it gliding toward the harbor over the glassy sea . Then she went slowly home in the glaring heat , rested , put on a white gown , very simple but quite charming , and a large white hat , and went out into the Arab court with a book to await their arrival . It was half-past four when a sound struck on her ears , a loud and trembling chord , a buzz , the rattle of a `` cut-out . '' The blessed noises drew near .