ten o'clock
I must learn to walk long distances , and ` up-mounting ' must be comparatively near . I remember that Alfaretta said it was ` next door to Cat Hollow , ' and Cat Hollow 's just beyond Skyrie . Dorothy 'd better run over to Mrs. Smith 's , where you get your milk , and ask directions . No use to waste any strength hobbling over the wrong route -- '' `` Maybe the grocer 's wagon will be up before ten o'clock and he might carry you , '' suggested Mrs. Chester . `` He ought not to go out of his way , that clerk ; besides , it would be as difficult for me to climb into his high cart as to trot along on my own wooden feet . Shall Dolly inquire ? '' So Dorothy was dispatched upon the errand , duly warned not to inform the Smith household of its cause , though there was small danger of that .