about nine o'clock
Apparently the `` occupation '' was forgotten , for during luncheon time , Patty chatted about the concert and other matters , and at two o'clock she went away . `` You look lovely , '' said Nan , as , in her pretty cloth suit , and white hat and furs , Patty came to say good-by . The concert proved most enjoyable . Dinner at the Farringtons ' was equally so , and when Patty reached home at about nine o'clock , she had much to tell Nan and her father , who were always glad to hear of her social pleasures . `` And the occupation ? '' asked Mr. Fairfield . `` How is it progressing ? ''