one o'clock
I want you should come to my room with me . '' Mrs. Atwell showered other questions and exclamations on the girl , who explained how she happened to be there , and said that she supposed she must stay where she was for fear Mr. Lander should come back and find her gone ; but Mrs. Atwell overruled her with the fact that Mrs. Lander 's breakfast had just gone up to her ; and she made her come out and see the new features of the enlarged house-keeping . In the dining-room there were some of the waitresses who had been there the summer before , and recognitions of more or less dignity passed between them and Clementina . The place was now shut against guests , and the head-waiter was having it put in order for the one o'clock dinner . As they came near him , Mrs. Atwell introduced him to Clementina , and he behaved deferentially , as if she were some young lady visitor whom Mrs. Atwell was showing the improvements , but he seemed harassed and impatient , as if he were anxious about his duties , and eager to get at them again . He was a handsome little fellow , with hair lighter than Clementina 's and a sanguine complexion , and the color coming and going . `` He 's smaht , '' said Mrs. Atwell , when they had left him -- he held the dining-room door open for them , and bowed them out .