nine o'clock
cried Marjorie . `` I think it 's grand ! Ca n't we stay up late to-night , Mother ? '' `` You may stay up till nine o'clock , Midget , and we 'll go down and see the crowds on the Boardwalk . '' So after dinner they went down to the gay thoroughfare known as the Boardwalk . It was crowded with merry , laughing , chattering people , and Midget danced along in an ecstasy of enjoyment . `` I never saw such a lot of people ! ''