one o'clock on the first of April
Moreover , they fell back on the time-honoured tradition that any joke was justifiable on April Fools ' Day . In addition to all this , Beatrice did not want to attend the luncheon party , and as by chance it had been left to her to seal up and address the invitations that Marie had written , and as Kit came in while she was doing it , their fertile brains had discovered that , as the dates fell on the same day of the week , the first could easily be changed to the eighth ! And the two sinners chuckled with glee over the fact that another luncheon would have to be prepared the week following . As it neared one o'clock on the first of April , Kit strolled into the Homers ' apartment . `` Run away , little boy , '' said his aunt , gaily ; `` we 're having a young ladies ' party here to-day , and you 're not invited . '' `` Please let me stay a little while , auntie ; I 'll run away before your guests arrive . May n't I help you fix flowers or something ? ''