half past
six
Charlie and Kent were making all the camp preparations . Miss Towne and the three girls were to be at Lydia 's gate with their suitcases at nine o'clock of a Monday morning . Other than this , they had received no orders . Amos had been very sober when he said good-by to Lydia , at half past six . `` It 's your first trip , Lydia . Do n't do anything you would n't want your mother to see . '' Lydia looked at him wonderingly , then threw her arms about his neck .