ten o'clock
After that Dick spent many Saturday mornings at the Parsonage . His father would not allow him to invite his own friends as they always proved rather too much for him , but the boy was lonely , and found the Gascoynes pleasant companions . Gwen especially , who was nearest his own age , became his particular chum , and the two carried out many experiments together in the way of photography , amateur bookbinding , and one or two other hobbies in which they were mutually interested . Dick 's lessons with Mr. Gascoyne were over by ten o'clock , and he generally stayed an hour or two longer , adapting himself so well to the household that he soon seemed to be almost one of the family . Giles and Basil adored him , and haunted his footsteps as much as they were allowed , but their mischievous young fingers generally worked such havoc among slides and specimens that Gwen was often forced to turn them out and lock the door upon them . `` Monkeys from the zoo are tame and well-behaved compared with Stumps and Bazzie , '' she declared . `` If one wants one 's things ruined commend me to two small brothers ! ''