nine o'clock Saturday morning
`` You may be a benefactor , But I 'll just remind you , ma'am , That in one small particular You are a blooming sham . `` Do n't let your sweet milk curdle And do n't let it sour your luck , If I make so bold to mention That imposture called ` Mock Duck ' ! '' So this web-footed lady , With a malice quite feline , Disturbed the calm reflections Of that innocent bovine . Promptly at nine o'clock Saturday morning the `` Comet '' might have been seen crawling down the side of the mountain with Billie at the wheel . Dr. Hume sat beside her and Elinor and Ben were in the back seat . It was with something of a holiday feeling that they went forth to meet Alberdina , the new maid , whose presence was becoming a pressing necessity . `` I do n't mind the cooking a bit , Doctor , '' Billie was saying .