six o'clock
The `` big day '' of the Ostable County Cattle Show and Fair came to an end as all days , big or little , have to come . Captain Obed Bangs and his guests enjoyed every minute of it . They inspected the various exhibits , witnessed the horse races and the baseball game , saw the balloon ascension , and thrilled with the rest of the great crowd at the `` parachute drop . '' It was six o'clock when they left the Fair grounds and Thankful began to worry about the condition of affairs at the High Cliff House . `` It 'll be way past dinner time when you and I get there , Emily , '' she said , `` and goodness knows what my boarders have had to eat . Imogene 's smart and capable enough , but whether she can handle everything alone I do n't know . We ought to have started sooner , but it 's nobody 's fault more 'n mine that we did n't . ''