four o'clock
Monica laughed gaily , and refused to explain . It was time for Virginia to make herself ready , and here arose a new perturbation ; what had she suitable for wear under such circumstances ? Monica had decked herself a little , and helped the other to make the best of her narrow resources . At four o'clock they set out . When they reached the house at Herne Hill the sisters were both in a state of nervous tremor . Monica had only the vaguest idea of the kind of person Mrs. Luke Widdowson would prove to be , and Virginia seemed to herself to be walking in a dream . ` Have you been here often ? '