six o'clock
But -- oh , Keith , Keith , how could you ? '' she choked brokenly . Then abruptly she turned down a side street , lest Mazie Sanborn , coming toward her , should see the big tears that were rolling down her cheeks . JOHN McGUIRE So imperative was the knock at the kitchen door at six o'clock that July morning that Susan almost fell down the back stairs in her haste to obey the summons . `` Lan ' sakes , Mis ' McGuire , what a start you did give -- why , Mis ' McGuire , what is it ? '' she interrupted herself , aghast , as Mrs. McGuire , white-faced and wild-eyed , swept past her and began to pace up and down the kitchen floor , moaning frenziedly : `` It 's come -- it 's come -- I knew ' t would come . Oh , what shall I do ?