six o'clock
The college maiden is an awful person , I have always understood . '' `` You shall judge ! '' said Bell . `` Remember that I was alone , with none to help me carry the boughs ; that I was late , it being then six o'clock , and the dance beginning at eight . I had to get the greens , help put them up , get my supper , dress , and be there at eight to receive the juniors . And there -- there , in the clear afternoon light on the lawn , stood the professor 's wheelbarrow , saying as plainly as a wheelbarrow can , ` You 'd better take me along to bring the things home in . ' Could I resist that mute appeal ?