five o'clock in the
afternoon
Come on , Jessie , and help me , for goodness ' sake ! '' `` Coming , '' said Jessie , stopping at the door to make a low bow and declaim , `` Ladies and gentlemen , we crave your indulgence -- '' `` You 'd better come out here , or I 'll use force , '' cried Lucile 's voice from somewhere in the rear , and the orator fled precipitately . It was the last day Lucile and Evelyn and Jessie would spend in Burleigh for some time . Since early morning they had been so busy they had scarcely found time to breathe , and it was not till five o'clock in the afternoon that Lucile slammed down the cover of her last trunk with a triumphant , `` There , that 's done ! Now , I wonder if I 've thought of everything . '' Tired and happy , she flung herself upon the bed , a little meditative frown puckering her forehead , and began a mental checking up of all the hundred and one things she would need . `` I guess I have all the dresses I 'll want , '' she ruminated .