nine o'clock
Miss Hart and Mrs. Spencer agreed that it would be better for the two little girls to have regular school hours , and Delight was glad to have Marjorie at her lessons with her . Midge herself was not overpleased at the prospect , but her parents had approved of the plan , and had sent over her school-books . The play-room was used as a school-room , and a pleasant enough room it was . When the girls went in , at nine o'clock , it did n't seem a bit like school . Miss Hart , in a pretty light house-dress , sat in a low rocker by the window . There was nothing suggesting a desk , and on a near-by table were a few books and a big bowl of flowers . The girls sat where they chose , on the couch or in chairs , and as Midget told her mother afterward , it seemed more like a children 's party than school .