eight o'clock
Harry , who looked a perfect scarecrow , grinned with delight upon seeing his lost companions found , while Mr Inglis warmly thanked the farmer and his wife for their hospitality , and then , refraining from uttering any words of blame , hurried the lads into the four-wheeled chaise , so as to hasten home to quiet the alarm of Mrs Inglis , who was , of course , in a state of great anxiety . `` Good-byes '' were said , and promises made to go and see Mrs Benson again , and then off trotted the horse , and round spun the wheels ; while Dick every now and then gave a short bark , evidently of pleasure at being allowed to ride . As for Philip and Fred , they were both soon fast asleep , with their heads nodding and rolling about enough to shake them off . At last the Grange was reached , Mrs Inglis 's fears set at rest , and , half-asleep , all three boys were soon up in their bedrooms , and the next morning , when the eight o'clock bell rang , more soundly asleep than ever , so that they had to be shaken and shouted at to make them get up , which they did at last , yawning fearfully , and feeling so stiff , sore , and aching , that they could scarcely move . Soon after breakfast on the morning after the wander in Beechy Wood , Mr Inglis sent for his sons and Fred to come to the library , into which room they all walked , after having almost a scuffle outside the door to decide who should be the first to enter , the scuffle resulting in Fred being made the advance-guard , and pushed in before his cousins ; Harry , being the most active , securing to himself the last place . The boys were in a dreadful fidget : they had done wrong , and they knew it well , and therefore felt prepared to receive a terrible scolding ; but the anticipation proved worse than the punishment itself , for Mr Inglis looked up smiling when they entered , and seeing Harry 's scheming to get last , called him at once to the front , and said -- `` Now , boys , you see that if you had behaved rightly yesterday all that trouble and inconvenience would have been spared to us all . I can not say that you acted in direct disobedience to what you were told , for you had no commands ; but you all well knew that you had no right to go to Beechy Wood , which is of course proved by your hiding your intentions from Mamma .