ten o'clock
Suppose we call upon Kathleen and Patience . Incidentally we can pay our respects to Laura Atkins and Mildred Taylor . If they are n't busy we might have a quiet celebration just for auld lang syne at Vinton 's . We can be home by ten o'clock . '' `` All right , '' agreed Emma , who knelt on the floor , her glasses pushed above her forehead , wrestling valiantly with a refractory strap of her suit case . A moment and she had buckled it into place with a triumphant cluck . `` There , that wo n't have to be done at the last minute .