seven o'clock
These were taken down on the night of the concert . So the `` settin ' - room , '' the `` bedroom off '' and the kitchen became one . Seats were improvised by means of boards stretched across inverted washtubs . At seven o'clock on the night set for the concert the audience was solemnly ushered in by the Boarder . No signs of the performers were visible , but sounds of suppressed excitement issued from the woodshed , which had been converted into a vestry . Presently the choir , chanting a hymn , made an impressive and effective entrance . To Amarilly 's consternation this evoked an applause , which jarred on her sense of propriety .