seven o'clock
I want them every one , please , from Sarah Maud to Baby Larry . Mama says dinner will be at half-past five , and the Christmas tree at seven ; so you may expect them home at nine o'clock . Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year , I am , yours truly , CAROL BIRD . '' Breakfast was on the table promptly at seven o'clock , and there was very little of it , too ; for it was an excellent day for short rations , though Mrs. Ruggles heaved a sigh as she reflected that even the boys , with their India-rubber stomachs , would be just as hungry the day after the dinner-party as if they had never had any at all . As soon as the scanty meal was over , she announced the plan of the campaign : `` Now Susan , you an ' Kitty wash up the dishes ; an ' Peter , ca n't you spread up the beds , so ' t I can git ter cuttin ' out Larry 's new suit ? I ai n't satisfied with his close , an ' I thought in the night of a way to make him a dress out of my old plaid shawl -- kind o ' Scotch style , yer know . You other boys clear out from under foot !