six o'clock
`` Well , if ever a man deserved to be punished it was Josiah Crabtree , '' said Sam . `` He was a bad egg from the first time we met him at Putnam Hall . But I say , let us forget all that unpleasant past and enjoy ourselves , '' and he started up another song , and the others joined in . By six o'clock they reached Spotswood and Dick ran the touring car around to the big hotel located there . Then they went inside and washed up a little . In the dining room a special table had been set for them in an alcove . There was a big bouquet in the center and a small bouquet at each plate .