about nine o'clock
`` Well , I 'm coming to that party all the same ! '' insisted Danny , with a grin on his freckled face . Flossie and Freddie were so worried about him that they told their mother , but she assured them that Danny would not come to spoil their fun . Finally the afternoon and evening of the party arrived , for the little folks were to come just before supper , play some games , eat , and then stay until about nine o'clock . Flossie and Freddie had been dressed in their prettiest clothes , and Nan and Bert also attired for the affair . The ice cream had come from the store , all packed in ice and salt , and Dinah had set it out on the back stoop , where it would be cooler . Dinah was very busy that day .