nine
o'clock in the morning
To Grace forty-eight hours with her chums seemed hardly longer than forty-eight minutes , and she found it an exceedingly difficult task to divide her time equally among them . She went directly to the Southards for dinner , and to the theater that night with David , Miriam and Miss Southard to see Everett Southard and Anne as the ill-fated king and queen in `` Macbeth . '' To her delight she discovered that the opposite box held Elfreda , Arline , Ruth , Mabel Ashe , Mr. Ashe and Mr. Thayer , and after the play they were Mr. Ashe 's guests at supper . On Saturday the devoted little band gathered at Arline 's home at nine o'clock in the morning , determined to crowd every possible bit of pleasure into the hours that were theirs . On Sunday it was Mabel Ashe who played hostess , and on Sunday night a goodly company saw Grace to the station and safely on her way . It was eleven o'clock when she let herself into Harlowe House , and hurried upstairs , anxious to relax and be comfortable after her long ride . As she had expected , on opening the door of her room , she saw Emma , her tall , thin figure wrapped in the folds of a gay crepe kimono , seated before the table , industriously looking over , and marking , themes .