six
o'clock sharp
She bid her old friend good-bye and left him , her mind already full of the things she would say to George Riley . `` I do n't know what 's keepin ' poor Ellen , '' Mrs. O'Brien remarked as the family gathered at supper that evening . `` They 're awful busy at them down-town offices , I 'm thinkin ' . Ellen was expectin ' to be home at six o'clock sharp but something important must have come in and they need her . Ah , say what you will , a poor girl 's got to work mighty hard these days . '' `` Huh ! '' grunted Terry .