about five o'clock
Miss Brown noticed it and wondered what was troubling her . `` Girls , '' exclaimed Bess , `` suppose we give Uncle William a party when we finish the slumber robe -- just our set , you know . '' This suggestion met with enthusiastic approval , and was discussed with great glee till Louise announced the arrival of the boys . On pleasant Saturdays they often dropped in about five o'clock , and when work was put up went with the girls for a walk , a custom which Aunt Zélie encouraged , for she liked to have her boys and girls together . Carl came across the street , followed by Will and Aleck ; Ikey , who was waiting at his gate , joined them ; and a moment later Jim came hurrying round the corner . `` Let 's show them the slumber robe , '' proposed Louise . So they were called in while Bess and Elsie spread their work over a chair .