Twelve o'clock
`` Bring your slate here . '' Mrs. Craven made room for her by the table . `` Now , what is the trouble ? '' Twelve o'clock struck before Lottie was through , but she had to admit that it was n't so `` awful '' when Mrs. Craven explained the sums in her quiet , lucid manner . The girls rose and went to the closet for their hats and capes . `` Girls , '' began Mrs. Craven , `` I want to say a word . I hope each one of you will respect the other 's religious belief .