9 o'clock
I meant to write a long letter and tell you all the things I 'm learning -LRB- Mrs. Lippett said you wanted to know -RRB- , but 7th hour has just rung , and in ten minutes I 'm due at the athletic field in gymnasium clothes . Do n't you hope I 'll get in the team ? Yours always , Jerusha Abbott PS . -LRB- 9 o'clock . -RRB- Sallie McBride just poked her head in at my door . This is what she said : ` I 'm so homesick that I simply ca n't stand it . Do you feel that way ? '