two P.M.
A dogcart was sent for him , and the heir of the Bassetts emerged from a county jail , and uttered a whoop of delight ; he insisted on driving , and went home at a rattling pace . He was in high spirits till he got in sight of Huntercombe Hall ; and then it suddenly occurred to his mercurial mind that he should probably not be received with an ovation , petty larceny being a novelty in that ancient house whose representative he was . When he did get there he found the whole family in such a state of commotion that his return was hardly noticed at all . Master Compton 's dinner hour was two P.M. , and yet , at three o'clock of this day , he did not come in . This was reported to Lady Bassett , and it gave her some little anxiety ; for she suspected he might possibly be in the company of Ruperta Bassett ; and , although she did not herself much object to that , she objected very much to have it talked about and made a fuss . So she went herself to the end of the lawn , and out into the meadow , that a servant might not find the young people together , if her suspicion was correct . She went into the meadow and called `` Compton !