About four o'clock in the afternoon
`` Mark the place , Grandmother , '' she said , as they went into the dining-room . `` I want to hear it all . I do n't think I should have liked Thoreau personally , but there certainly is a nice streak in him -- the way he loved animals and nature -- is n't there ? '' About four o'clock in the afternoon the clouds began to break , and Blue Bonnet in stout shoes and raincoat started off with Solomon for a run . Her grandmother and aunt watched her as she turned her steps in the direction of the schoolhouse . `` Blue Bonnet is a gregarious soul , '' Miss Clyde said , turning away from the window . `` She loves companionship .