eight o'clock
When I slept again I thought I heard Royal Lee say , `` We 'll teach you to play cards , '' and speared tails and horned heads seemed mixed promiscuously with little pieces of cardboard bearing red and black symbols and the words `` I 'll get you if you do n't watch out '' rang in my ears . `` Ugh , what awful dreams , '' I thought as I lay awake and listened for sounds of activity in the house . I missed Aunt Maria 's five o'clock call . The luxury of an eight o'clock breakfast could n't be appreciated the first morning , as I was wide awake at five . I 'll soon learn to sleep later . There are many things I shall learn before I go back to the farm . This morning Virginia and I started out on a glorious adventure , looking for a boarding place .