eight o'clock
With a look of the most intense satisfaction on her freckled face , Aggie read : Dear Si : - All of us girls are sorry that you ca n't come to the party . We made a great mistake when we proposed that each one should pay ten cents , even though the money was to be used to help aunt Betsey . We know that only the lack of money prevents you from coming , and , in order that you need not be obliged to stay away when we all want to see you , I have paid the ten cents for your necktie , which I send with this letter . Will you please come as early as eight o'clock ? Your friend , Agnes Morrell For several moments after Aggie ceased reading , the applause was so great that it was impossible for anyone to make herself heard . . The girls were so pleased with the scheme that they were almost as noisy as the boys would have been under similar circumstances .