four o'clock in
the afternoon
Of course , they are in mischief . I will look for them right away . '' Phil thrust her precious letter into her blouse . It was four o'clock in the afternoon and her letter from her chum had arrived in the morning post . These were busy days for Phyllis Alden . Early in May she had been called home from school by the illness of her mother . Since that time the care of her father 's house and looking after the irrepressible twins had been Phyllis 's work .