five o'clock
Repeated calls were fruitless . `` Perhaps she went to the barn to see about the horses , '' was Aunt Abigail 's contribution to the jumble of suggestions , and Priscilla and Ruth promptly volunteered to test its accuracy . They found that the rheumatic old man had Nat and Bess already harnessed . `` Somebody said you wanted 'em for five o'clock , '' he explained . '' 'T was n't neither of you two . A pretty girl in white . '' `` Oh , yes , Peggy !