three o'clock
`` But rest assured on one point , Maggie has nothing to do with it , nor has mother . '' Here Carrie ran upstairs , to put on her things preparatory to returning to her pupils . Elma was now alone . The hour was three o'clock . At half-past four she was to meet Gwin Harley and the rest of the Tug-of-War girls . In the meantime she knew she could not possibly have any peace of mind until the seven sovereigns were discovered . Mrs. Lewis had gone up as usual to her room to lie down .