eight o'clock in the morning
She realized her mistake , and promised to retrieve it during the week ; but the week was full of planning and journeying and talking . Saturday dawned cool and clear . She had dinner prepared for cooking in the yard : sweet potatoes , hoe-cake , and buttermilk , and a hog to be barbecued . Everything was ready by eight o'clock in the morning . Emma and two other girl helpers were on the tip-toe of expectancy . Nine o'clock came and no one with it . Ten o'clock came , and eleven .