three
o'clock in the afternoon
He and Oliver Dunlap were the ones who had teased to be allowed to go on an `` exploring '' trip in the country . At first they had planned to go together , without any one else , but as soon as the other boys heard of the scheme , they wanted to go , too . Nelson Baker heard about the plan , and he asked if he could go . Nelson did not see much of Sunny Boy on school days because , of course , he went to the public school and did not get home till three o'clock in the afternoon . But he and Sunny Boy were good friends , and Sunny was glad to have him go exploring with the rest . `` Bring me some pussy willows , if you find them , '' said Miss Davis , when she heard what they were planning to do . `` Miss May wants some pussy willows to root in water and then she will plant them in the yard and perhaps they will grow . ''