five o'clock in the afternoon
Of course I can earn the money , easily . '' `` Wait a moment ; there are conditions , or rather stipulations . You must not do anything unbecoming a quiet , refined girl , -- but I know you would n't do that , anyway . You must not engage in any pursuit that keeps you away from your home after five o'clock in the afternoon -- '' `` Oh , '' interrupted Patty , `` I do n't propose to go out washing ! I shall do light work of some sort at home . But never you mind what I do , -- of course it will be nothing you could possibly object to , -- I 'll earn fifteen dollars in less than a week . '' `` A week , though , is the proposition .