half past two o'clock
He was sorry -- inside . Miss Joy thought that the Poor Boy was a very long time at his luncheon . She was feeling rather blue and lonely . She wanted to talk to Martha , and here it was half past two o'clock , and Martha still in the dining-room with the Poor Boy . She could hear the sound of their voices but not the words . She could have heard the words by listening at the pantry door . But it never entered her head to do so .