About four o'clock
There are two quite big boys , then the mother and father , and the grandmother and grandfather . The old people come out and sit on the stoop , now that it is warm . He reads French books to her , and she makes lace . About four o'clock , the servant brings out a tea-table , and they have some tea and little bits of cake . They do it all summer long , Aunt Patty says , and the old lady is beautiful , -- just like a picture . '' The girls walked down a little . The maid smiled and nodded .