ten o'clock
` Same as a lily , ' says he ; ` they only have _ one _ dress . Now , what else shall I do ? ' `` Well , at sharp nine the Cemetery Auxiliary come to order , Mis ' Sykes presidin ' , like she always does when it 's time for a hush . The doors was to open to the general public at ten o'clock , an ' the _ i _ - dee was to hev the Auxiliary get the pick o ' the goods first , payin ' the reg ` lar , set , marked price . An ' just as they was ready to begin pickin ' , up arrove the Proudfit pony cart with a great big box o ' stuff , sent to the sale . Land , land , Mis ' Sykes from the chair an ' the others the same , they just makes one swoop -- an ' begun selectin ' ; an ' in less than a jiffy if they had n't selected up every one o ' the Proudfit articles themselves . It was natural enough .