seven o'clock
They had been gone about an hour when young Lucretia trudged down the road with her arms full of parcels . She stole so quietly and softly into the school-house , where they were arranging the tree , that no one thought about it . She laid the parcels on a settee with some others , and stole out and flew home . The festivities at the school-house began at seven o'clock . There were to be some exercises , some recitations and singing , then the distribution of the presents . Directly after tea young Lucretia went up to her own little chamber to get ready . She came down in a surprisingly short time all dressed .