five o'clock
Let 's have it out ! '' So the rocking-chair was unsewed , and papa 's desk and the big table were unpacked ; and as each familiar article came to view , Eyebright felt as though an old friend were restored to her . She patted the arm of her own little chair , and put the plaided cover from the old sitting-room over the table , with a sense of cheer and comfort . She and papa and Mrs. Downs dined on bread and cheese in the intervals of work , and by five o'clock they were very fairly in order , and Mrs. Downs made ready to go back to her own family . Eyebright walked with her as far as the causeway , and parted with a hearty kiss . Mrs. Downs seemed like a second Wealthy , almost , she had been so kind and thoughtful all that busy day . Papa was sitting in the rocking-chair , by the stove , when she went back .