four o'clock
So into the car they all bundled , and Patty learned that each fresh start during a motor journey revives the same feeling of delight that is felt at the beginning of the trip . She settled herself in her place with a little sigh of contentment , and remarked that she had already begun to feel at home in The Fact , and she only wished it was early morning , and they were starting for the day , instead of but for a few hours . `` Do n't you worry , my lady , '' said Roger , as he laid his hands lightly on the steering-wheel , `` you 've a good many solid hours of travel ahead of you right now . It 's four o'clock , and if we reach Pine Branches by ten , I will pat this old car fondly on the head , before I put her to bed . '' The next few hours were perhaps the pleasantest they had yet spent . In June , from four to seven is a delightful time , and as the roads were perfect , and the car went along without the slightest jar or jolt , and without even a hint of an accident of any sort , there was really not a flaw to mar their pleasure . As the sun set , and the twilight began to close around them , Patty thought she had never seen anything more beautiful than the landscape spread out before them .