about half past five
There ai n't no way out of it ; I told Mr. Weskin I 'd expect him at sharp eight on sharp business , 'n' he 'll come . 'N' I must go as a consequence . Good night . '' Polly Allen 's wedding took place the next day , and Mrs. Lathrop came out on her front piazza about half past five to wait for her share in the event . The sight of Mrs. Brown going by with her head bound up in a white cloth , accompanied by Gran ` ma Mullins with both hands similarly treated , was the first inkling the stay-at-home had that strange doings had been lately done . Susan came next and Susan was a sight ! Not only did her ears stand up with a size and conspicuousness never inherited from either her father or her mother , but also her right eye was completely closed and she walked lame .