24.　 On the way back, we were laughing and talking all the time.

23.　 They came out to see us until we disappeared in the distance.

22.　 At four o’clock in the afternoon we had to return.

21.　 At about four o’clock in the afternoon, we said goodbye to them

20.　 I spent the whole afternoon with our cousins, enjoying the fine scenery and fresh air in the country.

19.　 It was time for us to go back when the sun started to go down.

18.　 The time passed quickly before we knew it.

17.　 Three hours had passed before we knew it.

16.　 We sang and danced together to the music.

15.　 The meal was so delicious that we enjoyed it very much.