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nine o'clock
Her guardian 's absence was not explained to her , and she did not in the least suspect that he had been away all day on a fool 's errand . Roscoe and Bud accompanied her to Mrs. Luce 's front door , heavily bound by promises to hold their tongues regarding Miss Banks . `` We left her there at old Mis ' Luce 's , '' related Roscoe , `` an ' then went over to Robertson 's Pond to skate . She tole us to stop in fer her about nine o'clock , did n't she , Bud ? Er was it eight ? '' He saw the necessity for accuracy . `` Ten , '' corrected Bud deliberately .