about four o'clock
Candy pull . MILLY VAN DOREN , _ President . _ LOIS PARTRIDGE , _ Secretary . _ I had my doubts all day as to whether it would be right for me to go ; but about four o'clock Aunt Hetty , looking as well as ever , came out of her room in a stiffly starched gingham gown , and proceeded to cook for herself a rasher of bacon and some eggs . Grandmamma was up and reading one of her favorite books ; and Miss Muffett , who had stepped over to her house to attend to her sister and the parrot , came back declaring her intention to stay all night . `` So , my darling child , you may go , and welcome . '' Away went my doubts and fears , and I tripped merrily down the street to Jeanie 's , feeling the happier for a letter from mother , which I found at the post office .