five o'clock
`` Kittens ! '' exclaimed Patty , laughing , `` you did n't say kittens . '' `` I know it , but the ten words gave out too soon . I just had room to get in that we 'd meet you at five o'clock . Oh , the kittens are such dears ! Two black ones and a white one and a spotted one -- The white one is the prettiest , but she 's an idiot , poor thing . '' Cousin Tom was relieved to learn that no human beings were in jeopardy of their lives , but he secretly thought that Patty 's new home was to be among very erratic people .