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`` This is finished , and , anyway , it 's getting so dark I ca n't see any more . '' `` Dark ! '' exclaimed Marjorie . `` Why , it is n't five o'clock yet . '' `` I do n't care what time it is , '' said Stella ; `` it 's getting awfully dark , just the same . '' And sure enough it was , and a few glances at the sky showed the reason . What was undoubtedly a severe thunderstorm was rapidly approaching , and dark masses of cloud began to roll over each other and pile up higher and higher toward the zenith .