Three o'clock
` We will take that child home and bring him up , ' said Mr. Prendergast . ` If his father wishes it , it will be right ; not as if it were the pleasantest of charges . Thank you , ' said Cilla . ` Three o'clock ! Poor Honor , she must be starving ! ' ` What about her ? ' stammered Mr. Prendergast , hanging back shyly .