six o'clock
`` There is no use in wishing for the impossible , children , '' said Emma Dean briskly , rising from the table and beginning to put on her coat . `` There is also no use in being late for dinner . In spite of this bounteous repast , '' she indicated the empty sundae glasses , `` I yearn for Mrs. Elwood 's simple but infinitely more satisfying fare . It 's almost six o'clock . Those that are going with me , hurry up . '' `` We must have another meeting within the next two or three days , '' declared Grace . `` Can all of you girls come to our room next Friday evening ?