about twelve o'clock
She did not come back till between seven and eight o'clock in the evening , and seemed so tired that Agatha insisted upon her eating a good dinner before she gave an account of herself . Then , rested and refreshed , she came into the drawing-room and settled herself in a comfortable chair by the fire to give her experiences . ` I really think it will do , ' she began . ` I arrived at the station about twelve o'clock , and walked out the three miles , to see what the country was like . Brambleton is a clean , empty little town , with no one in the streets but a few tottering old men and children , a few good shops , and there is a market every Friday . I walked along the high road for a couple of miles , then turned up a lane with a ragged piece of common at the end of it , passed one or two nice houses standing back in their own grounds , a little country church with parsonage adjoining in the orthodox fashion , a cluster of thatched cottages , and finally came to the `` cottage residence . '' ' ` Is it in a village street ? '