six o'clock
`` Yes , the real thing , '' said Tess proudly . `` Potted palms and hand-painted place-cards and orchestra music and candle shades and everything ! '' `` Candle shades ? -- wo n't it be daylight at six o'clock ? '' `` Well , then , we 'll pull down the window shades , '' said Tess , undisturbed . `` Candle-light 'll add -- '' Aunt Nettie , who could n't keep still any longer , cut in : `` Will you tell me where you 're going to get an orchestra ? '' `` Oh , '' said Tess , with an air of patience , `` we 're going to fix the date on a band-practice night .