nine o'clock
Ourdays always wound up with an extra good dinner , and a touch of gala costume in honor of the occasion . Then after dinner the evening was devoted to games or stories or fun of some sort , in which Mr. Maynard was the ringleader . Other evenings he was not to be disturbed , unless he chose , but Ourday evenings he belonged to the children , and willingly did whatever they asked him to . But at nine o'clock the Ourday was over , and the children trooped off to bed , invariably repeating the same old story , `` Now this has _ really _ been the very best Ourday we _ ever _ had ! '' Thanksgiving Day came late that year . The red-lettered Thursday on the calendar did n't appear until the last part of the month . But winter had set in early , and already there was fine coasting and skating .