three o'clock
Joel dug the toes of his shoes into the rug . `` Larry 'll get there first if I do n't , '' he whined ; `` you know he will . '' `` Nonsense ! And what if he does ; you are n't invited till three o'clock . Wait and go with Polly . '' `` Oh , I 'm not going with a lot of girls , '' cried Joel , in a dudgeon , and extricating his toes from the rug . `` You know they 're always coming for her , Ben Pepper . ''