seven o'clock
So there , Mally Spence . '' `` Oh , yes , you are , Dickie darling , '' replied Mally coaxingly . `` The reason it 's light is because the days are so long now . It 's quite late really , -- almost seven o'clock , -- that is , '' she added hastily , `` it 's past six -LRB- two minutes past ! -RRB- , and sister wants to put Dickie to bed , because she 's going to take tea with Jane Foster , and unless Dick is safe and sound she ca n't go . Dickie would be sorry to make sister lose her pleasure , would n't he ? '' `` I wiss you did n't want me to go , '' urged Dick , but he was a sweet-tempered little soul , so he yielded to Mally 's gentle pull , and suffered her to lead him in-doors .