four o'clock
So after all she was allowed to wear it , and with that on and a beautiful new sash her Uncle Dick had just sent her from India , she felt a very smart little girl indeed . The shaving tidy she had done up in a parcel , and Peter had the knife in his pocket , so they were quite ready , and as they went down to the hall the clock struck three . Alas ! there was no motor waiting ; instead there was mother with a telegram in her hand saying that Auntie May could n't come for them till four o'clock . What a disappointment ! A whole hour longer to wait ! What were they to do with themselves ?