four o'clock
Now I hope you want to pass the kindness on . There is a negro orphanage in town , and I happen to know that its funds are so limited that after providing needfuls , food , fuel , and clothing , there is nothing left this year for Christmas cheer . Are n't you willing to share your good things with those poor children ? Wo n't each of you bring some of your old toys to the sitting-room at four o'clock and help fill a Christmas box to send the little orphans ? '' The children responded eagerly , Anne among the first . They hurried to their rooms and rummaged busily through their boxes and drawers , collecting old dolls , ragged picture-books , and broken toys . Anne opened her drawer and then shut it quickly and sat down dolefully on the bed-side , swinging her feet .