three o'clock
Here and there she hung a skin across a chair back , or spread it in a wide window seat . Having exhausted all her resources , she returned to the dining-room , spread a skin before the hearth and in each window seat , set a pink and green lustre plate on the mantel , and a pair of oak candlesticks , and arranged the lustre tea set on the side table . The pink coverlet she took for herself , and after resting a time she was surprised on going back to the rooms to see how homelike they appeared . At three o'clock she dressed and at almost four unlocked the screen , called Belshazzar to her side , and slowly went down the drive to the bridge . She had used the pink powder , put on a beautiful white dress , carefully arranged her hair , and she wore the pearl ornament . Once her fingers strayed to the pendant and she said softly , `` I think both he and mother would like me to wear it . '' At the foot of the hill she stopped at a bench and sat in the shade waiting .