About two o'clock
After ironing the few little things Trudy shampooed her hair with scented soap and by the time its reddish loveliness was dry it was high noon and she repaired to her bedroom to mend and write letters . At one o'clock , in the process of dressing , she rapped at Mary 's door and asked to borrow a quarter . `` I 'm terribly poor this week and if I should have a quarrel with Gay I want to have enough carfare to come home alone -- you know how we scrap , '' she explained . About two o'clock there emerged from the front bedroom an excellent imitation of the Gorgeous Girl . Trudy had not exaggerated when she boasted of her own style . Though patronizing credit houses exclusively and possessing not a single woollen garment nor a penny of savings , she tripped down the stairs in answer to Luke 's summons , a fearful , wonderful little person in a gown of fog-coloured chiffon with a violet sash and a great many trimmings of blue crystal beads . She boasted of a large black hat which seemed a combination of a Spanish scarf and a South Sea pirate 's pet headgear , since it had red coral earrings hanging at either side of it .