four o'clock
Toni looked up from her list with a serious face . `` Miss Gibbs has to catch an early train from town , and wo n't have time for much lunch . '' Even the unsophisticated Toni knew better than to mention the nature of Miss Gibbs ' employment . `` So I want tea at four o'clock and it must be pretty -- well , substantial . '' Maggie fully endorsed the suggestion , and waited to see what Mrs. Rose considered necessary for the meal . `` Tea and hot cakes , of course . And that lovely plum cake Martha made for ... '' Toni blushed , but went on bravely '' ... for our wedding-cake .