five o'clock
Edith had taken the smallest room upstairs , and by evening it was quite in order for her occupation , she meaning to take Zell in with her . Work had progressed in the largest upper room , which she designed for her mother and Laura . Mrs. Lacey and Hannibal were in the kitchen getting that arranged , they very rightly concluding that this was the mainspring in the mechanism of material living , and should be put in readiness at once . Arden had been instructed to purchase and bring from the village a cooking-stove , and Hannibal 's face shone with something like delight , as by five o'clock he had a wood fire crackling underneath a pot of water , feeling that the terra firma of comfort was at last reached . He could now _ soak _ in his favorite beverage of tea , and make Miss Edie quite `` pertlike '' too when she was tired . Mrs. Lacey worked silently . Rose was inclined to be chatty and draw Edith out in regard to city life .