About seven o'clock
`` I ought to be . Have n't I got a good mother ? '' So it was arranged . About seven o'clock , after his chores were done -- for there was some wood to saw and split -- Luke set out , with the bundle under his arm , for the house of Miss Clark , a mile and a half away . It was a commonplace errand , that on which Luke had started , but it was destined to be a very important day in his life . It was to be a turning-point , and to mark the beginning of a new chapter of experiences . Was it to be for good or ill ?