half past seven o'clock
Still she had never heard anything about them in school , where news circulated so quickly . `` I 'm going to ask Constance to tell me all about it , '' she decided , as she skipped up the front steps . `` Perhaps I can help her in some way . '' Constance rang the Deans ' bell at exactly half past seven o'clock . Her blue eyes were sparkling with joyous light , and her usually grave mouth broke into little curves of happiness . It was to be a red-letter night for her . The play was a clean , wholesome drama of American home life in which the leading part was taken by a young girl , who appeared to be scarcely older than Marjorie and Constance .