about ten o'clock
Jean 's house was only a few blocks from the school , and one Saturday morning -- for the cameras were obliging enough to choose that day to appear -- Mrs. Rockwood 's sitting-room was the scene of the wildest excitement . Mrs. Rockwood was in her sitting-room one morning . It was Saturday , and a day of liberty for Jean . She had gone over to the school to spend a few hours with Helen , and Mrs. Lockwood did not expect her home until lunch-time , but , happening to glance from her window about ten o'clock , what was her surprise to see two figures approaching , one with a series of bounds , prances and jumps , which indicated a wildly hilarious and satisfied frame of mind in Jean , and the other with a subdued hop and skip , and then a sedate walk , which , although less demonstrative , was quite as indicative of a very deep and serene happiness to any one familiar with Helen . A moment later the front door slammed , and two pairs of feet came tearing up the stairs as though pursued by Boer cavalry , and two eager voices cried : `` We 've got 'em ! We 've got 'em ! We 've got 'em ! ''