half past two o'clock
I 'm foolish sometimes ; and it 's hard for us to be anything else than what we are , as my Aunt Hannah used to say . Well , I sat down to my work with the dull pain in my side , and the sick feeling that always comes at such times , and worked on hour after hour . You looked in once or twice during the morning to see how I was getting on , and to ask about the trimming for a dress I was making . Then you went out shopping , and did not get home until half past two o'clock . For two hours there had been a gnawing at my stomach , and I was faint for something to eat . Twice I got up to ring the bell , and ask for a lunch ; but , I felt backward about taking the liberty . When , at three o'clock , I was called to dinner , no appetite remained .