four o'clock
Some of them took music lessons , and they went one at a time to take a lesson in the parlor from Miss Emma . Ruby was to take music lessons , to her great delight . She had been sure that it would be very easy , and she was quite disappointed when she found how much she would have to learn before she could play as her aunt did . When school was over for the afternoon , at four o'clock , Ruby breathed a long sigh of relief . The day had seemed a very long one to her , though it had been very pleasant , and it seemed as if it could not be possible that only yesterday at this time she had been on her way to school . `` What do we do next ? '' asked Ruby of one of her schoolmates , as they went into the house together .