ten o'clock
`` Very well done , little girls , '' Mr. Hardy said ; `` it is a surprise indeed , and a most pleasant one . Mamma kept your secret capitally , and never as much as whispered a word to me about it . '' The boys too were delighted , for they had not tasted butter since they arrived , and they promised readily enough to make a rough churn with the least possible delay . By ten o'clock the carts arrived with Sarah and the luggage , and then there was work for the afternoon , putting up the bedsteads , and getting everything into order . The mosquito curtains were fitted to the beds , and all felt gratified at the thought that they should be able to set the little bloodsuckers at defiance . The next day was Sunday , upon which , as usual , no work was to be done . After breakfast the benches were brought in from the bedrooms , and the men assembling , Mr. Hardy read prayers , offering up a special prayer for the blessing and protection of God upon their household .