the hour of two
For a moment or two the eyes of both were fixed , and neither had the power to move them . Then , each with a slight confusion of manner , turned from the other . Hendrickson retired into the nearly deserted parlors , while Miss Loring , attended by Dexter , entered the carriage , and was driven away . IT was past the hour of two , when Jessie Loring stepped from the carriage and entered her home . A domestic admitted her . `` Aunt is not waiting for me ? '' she said in a tone of inquiry .