the eight
o'clock morning
`` Help wash the dishes , '' she said ; and in her tone was no relenting . And so , even to the impatient girls the time passed quickly until at last the great day arrived . It was a wonderful day , sunshiny and warm without being too hot , and all three of them were up with the birds . They were to catch the eight o'clock morning train , and so they had no time to waste in bed . Billie was in a joyful mood as she got herself into the pretty new dress she was to wear on the trip . She ran around the room , humming to herself and every once in a while doing a little dance step as she realized that they were at last to embark upon their adventure . And an adventure she somehow felt sure it was to be .