nine o'clock
Judith 's neighbour , Marjory , grinned . `` This is n't anything to what it will be by to-morrow , '' she said . Even the maids seemed infected by the spirit of gaiety , but if they moved more briskly than usual perhaps it was because they knew that there would be many extra tables for them to serve at luncheon-time . By nine o'clock the noise in the corridor was deafening . Old Girls could evidently make a row when they chose . Such cries of joy on meeting their special pals ! Such questionings and laughings !