ten o’clock
We all looked at each other . `` I would n't dare , '' said Felicity irresolutely . `` Oh , if that 's all , I 'll do it , '' said the Story Girl . When ten o'clock struck Aunt Janet came into the kitchen , remarking innocently that it had n't seemed anytime since nine . We must have looked horribly guilty , but none of the grown-ups suspected anything . Uncle Alec brought in the axe , and pried off the cover of the old blue chest , while everybody stood around in silence . Then came the unpacking .