three o'clock
Then the band began to play item number four on the programme , and Noreen Percival came forward with a sigh of relief . `` At last I am free ! They 've all come , or practically all , and we ca n't wait for the laggards . The Hunt begins at three o'clock . Mother thought we 'd better have it early , as it would shake them up and make them more lively and sociable . You 'll have to search by yourself , Darsie , for as we have all done some of the hiding , it would n't be fair to us to go about in pairs . There are piles of presents , and your eyes are so sharp that you are sure to find two or three .