nine o'clock
`` Yes , dear ; as bright as heart could wish . Now eat a bit , and then I 'll make you nice for the day 's pleasure . I only hope it wo n't be too much for you , '' answered Mrs. Pecq , bustling about , happy , yet anxious , for Jill was to be carried over to Mrs. Minot 's , and it was her first attempt at going out since the accident . It seemed as if nine o'clock would never come , and Jill , with wraps all ready , lay waiting in a fever of impatience for the doctor 's visit , as he wished to superintend the moving . At last he came , found all promising , and having bundled up his small patient , carried her , with Frank 's help , in her chair-bed to the ox-sled , which was drawn to the next door , and Miss Jill landed in the Boys ' Den before she had time to get either cold or tired . Mrs. Minot took her things off with a cordial welcome , but Jill never said a word , for , after one exclamation , she lay staring about her , dumb with surprise and delight at what she saw . The great room was entirely changed ; for now it looked like a garden , or one of the fairy scenes children love , where in-doors and out-of-doors are pleasantly combined .