six o'clock
With these words the Director seized her hand , and after shaking it heartily , departed . `` Get everything ready , Cornelli ! We are going to town to-morrow , '' he called to his daughter , who sat on the garden bench quietly thinking . `` Esther shall call you early , at six o'clock . '' `` Indeed , I shall , '' came Esther 's voice through some open window . She was a good sentinel , for she always seemed to know what was going on in the house and its immediate neighborhood . Early next morning the two shiny brown horses were trotting down the valley .