two o'clock
By this time Mr. Bebee stood within the vestibule . `` O , well ; I reckon I 'll just drop in and wait awhile . No doubt she 'll be home , soon . '' `` I do n't think she will return before two o'clock , '' said Hannah , knowing that her mistress , looking more like a scarecrow than a genteel lady , was still in the parlor , and seeing that the visiter was disposed to pass her by and make himself a temporary occupant of the same room . `` No matter , '' returned the gentleman , `` I 'll just step in for a little while and enjoy myself by the parlor fire . It 's a bitter cold day -- perhaps she will be home sooner . '' `` O , no , sir .