five o'clock
`` Oh , yes , '' chorused the two . Even Mary forgot her grievances for the moment . As little girls they had always hailed the idea of shopping with their beloved captain . The shopping tour took up the greater part of the afternoon , and it was after five o'clock when the two started for home . `` No lingering at the dinner table to-night for this army , '' declared Marjorie , finishing her dessert in a hurry . `` It 's almost seven , Mary . We 'll have to hurry upstairs to dress for the dance . ''