nearly six
o'clock
-- then you can pretend that this is your balcony seat and that the folks down there are in a play for you -- would n't that be fun ? '' The girls thought it would , but there was so much to plan and think about that they did n't stay on their little balcony any longer just then , which was something of a pity , for right after they went indoors , somebody came out into the yard -- But then , there 's no use telling about _ her _ for Mary Jane did n't see her . So Mary Jane and Alice went with their father and mother into the room that was to be theirs and they planned just where each bed should be and where was the best place for the desk and dressing table and who should have which side of the closet . And by that time , it was nearly six o'clock -- time to go back to the hotel for dinner . Mr. Merrill stopped at the desk for mail as they went up to their room and there he found a message telling him that their furniture had arrived in Chicago and that it must be taken out of the freight house the next morning . `` Dear me ! '' exclaimed Mrs. Merrill with a gasp of dismay , `` I think it 's a good thing we found that flat !