two o'clock
She could not forget that Aunt Polly had called Jimmy Bean a little beggar ; and she did not want Aunt Polly to call him that -- before the Ladies ' Aid . Pollyanna knew that the Ladies ' Aid met at two o'clock in the chapel next the church , not quite half a mile from home . She planned her going , therefore , so that she should get there a little before three . `` I want them all to be there , '' she said to herself ; `` else the very one that was n't there might be the one who would be wanting to give Jimmy Bean a home ; and , of course , two o'clock always means three , really -- to Ladies ' Aiders . '' Quietly , but with confident courage , Pollyanna ascended the chapel steps , pushed open the door and entered the vestibule . A soft babel of feminine chatter and laughter came from the main room . Hesitating only a brief moment Pollyanna pushed open one of the inner doors .