six o'clock
She was making a splendid Form President , every one agreed , and that was very high praise , for the post was by no means an easy one to fill . So far Nancy 's chief difficulty had been in keeping silence when the form was lined up ready to lead into morning prayers , but later on in the year she was to tackle the problem of how to deal with persistent petty cheating which remained undiscovered by the authorities . The Form Mistress may be a wise counsellor and a constant friend , but the Form President is often -- as Nancy was later on -- kept from seeking advice by the schoolgirl 's horror of `` telling tales . '' By six o'clock everything was ready for the skating party , and Five A went in to supper with a good appetite and the happy consciousness that they were going to have a good time . `` Glistening snow , tingling air , glittering stars , shining moon , '' said Judith gleefully , as she and Sally May waltzed on the ice , while Peggy was turning on the coloured lights . `` It 's going to be a perfectly blissful party . '' And it was .