a quarter after seven
It means that , bein ' as we 're only five miles from home , we can GET home , if we want to , afore anybody 's out of bed . You can sneak up that ladder again ; I can get that horse and team back in Thankful 's stable ; we can both be in our own beds by gettin ' - up time and not one soul need ever know a word about this foolishness . If we -- '' But Miss Parker had not waited for him to finish ; she was already on her way to the carryall . At a quarter after seven that morning Thankful knocked at the door of her boarder 's room . `` Mr. Hammond ! '' she called . `` Mr. Hammond ! ''