five o'clock
I 'm all ready to begin . '' As a worker she was a distinct success . There was not a lazy bone in her energetic body . She was up and stirring each morning at five o'clock and she evinced an eager willingness to learn that pleased Mrs. Barnes greatly . Her knowledge of cookery was limited , and deadly , but as Thankful had planned to do most of the cooking herself , for the first season at least , this made little difference . Altogether the proprietress of the High Cliff House was growing more and more sure that her female `` hired help '' was destined to prove a treasure . `` I am real glad you like it here so well , Imogene , '' she said , at the end of a fortnight .