one o'clock
precisely
A mutual admiration society bade fair to spring up between the two , so recently at swords ' points . On Saturday the weather left nothing to be desired . It seemed like a day in late spring , although it was in reality early March . At one o'clock precisely the two classes , with the exception of one member , assembled . Julia Crosby acting as master of ceremonies , formed the classes in two lines , and marched them to the middle of the field . Here , to their complete mystification , they saw a large hole about four feet in depth had been dug . `` Who on earth dug that hole , and what is it for ? ''