twelve o'clock
Once she stood looking at the dainty , brightly colored dresses hanging in her wardrobe A flash of regret passed over her face . `` Tawdry little cheap things and makeshifts , '' she said . `` If Linda feels that she has been so terribly defrauded , she can help herself now ! '' By twelve o'clock she found herself standing at the window , straining her eyes down Lilac Valley . She was not looking at its helpful hills , at its appealing curves , at its brilliant colors . She was watching the roadway . When Katy rang to call her to lunch , she told her to put the things away ; she was expecting people who would take her out to lunch presently .