nine o'clock Saturday morning
All through the week preparations went on , and on Friday Ellen , the cook , gave up most of the day to the making of cakes and tarts and jellies . The next morning she was to get up early to fry the chicken and prepare the devilled eggs . Mr. Maynard brought home candies and fruit from the city , and a huge can of ice-cream was ordered from the caterer . The start was to be made at nine o'clock Saturday morning , for it was a long drive , and everybody wanted a long day in the woods . Friday evening was fair , with a beautiful sunset , and everything boded well for beautiful weather the next day . Rosy Posy , after her bread-and-milk supper , went happily off to bed , and dropped to sleep while telling her beloved Boffin of the fun to come . The other children dined with their parents , and the conversation was exclusively on the one great subject .