six in the morning
The subject of the letter was therefore discussed with intense animation by the five eager girls . Unlimited money , any amount of presents , and _ carte blanche _ how to spend the birthday in the most agreeable way was surely enough to turn the brains of most people . Many and wild were the plans which Nan proposed . They would start for a picnic at six in the morning . They would order ices from Nortonbury to arrive by special messenger at some impossible place at an unearthly hour . They would have bonfires on the top of every hill within a reasonable distance . Although it was not Christmas time , they would end up with the largest Christmas tree ever seen , and it should stand in the centre of the lawn , and every poor child for miles round should be invited to see it and to share the wonderful presents which should hang from every branch and twig .