four o'clock
Her face was really wonderful and beautiful , and in it I saw far more hope for the happiness of Emmeline 's offsprings than in that of the `` widow . '' In both wives he appears to have received more than his deserts . The whole scene -- the lonely mountain-shoulder , the weather-beaten grave-houses , the isolated little home below , the reds and yellows of the forest fading after a night of heavy frost , the ancient spectacle of human bereavement and sorrow with nothing to relieve it save the look on Mary 's face -- went to my heart till the tears came . At four o'clock , having heard five preachers and several funeral songs , we took our departure . The occasion was to last all day Sunday , too . I , however , besought Mrs. Salyer to let the boys have one day at home , and at last gained her consent ; and when we were once more in bed , and conversation had languished , and Ponto was thumping the floor with his tail again , Keats raised his head from the pillow to murmur , sleepily , but rapturously `` Gee-oh , -- a whole ` nother day at home to-morrow ! '' On our arrival at the school to-night after dark , I heard that Nucky had left Friday in spite of my commands , and had not yet returned .