about three o’clock
Next morning Morris and Stella met at breakfast as usual , but as though by mutual consent neither of them alluded to the events of the previous evening . Thus the name of Mr. Layard was `` taboo , '' nor were any more questions asked , or statements volunteered as to that journey , the toils of which Morris had suddenly discovered he was after all able to avoid . This morning , as it chanced , no experiments were carried on , principally because it was necessary for Stella to spend the day in the village doing various things on behalf of her father , and lunching with the wife of Dr. Charters , who was one of the churchwardens . By the second post , which arrived about three o'clock , Morris received two letters , one from his father and one from Mary . There was something about the aspect of these letters that held his eye . That from his father was addressed with unusual neatness , the bold letters being written with all the care of a candidate in a calligraphic competition . The stamps also were affixed very evenly , and the envelope was beautifully sealed with the full Monk coat done in black wax .