three o'clock
` You must help him , my dear , ' said Crinoline 's mamma . '' ` But he says nothing , mamma , ' said Crinoline in tears . '' ` You must encourage him to speak , my dear . ' '' ` I do encourage him ; but by that time it is always three o'clock , and then he has to go away . ' '' ` You should be quicker , my dear . You should encourage him more at once . Now try to-day ; if you ca n't do anything to-day I really must get your papa to interfere . '