three o'clock
Mrs. Bobby was overcome by the magic of my arguments , and as there were positively no attendant risks , we decided on an early opening . The very next day after the hanging of the second sign , I superintended the arrangements myself . It was a nice thirsty afternoon , and as I filled the flower-vases I felt such a desire for custom and such a love of trade animating me that I was positively ashamed . At three o'clock I went upstairs and threw myself on the bed for a nap , for I had been sketching on the hills since early morning . It may have been an hour later when I heard the sound of voices and the stopping of a heavy vehicle before the house . I stole to the front window , and , peeping under the shelter of the vines , saw a char-a-bancs , on the way from Great Belvern to the Beacon . It held three gentlemen , two ladies , and four children , and everything had worked precisely as I intended .