about eleven o'clock
I could hear her saying : `` Who _ is _ he ? '' And I was sure she would add , `` How much has he got ? '' But whatever happened , we were not going to give each other up . Jim had promised Mr. Trowbridge to pronounce judgment on a horse which he thought of buying , and the man who wanted to sell the creature brought it to the farm about eleven o'clock . Sally had come , to tell about the letter she had just posted to Mother , and Jim was in the sitting room writing his . I think he had forgotten about the horse , until Mr. Trowbridge appeared , looking rather excited . `` Say , Jim , '' he exclaimed , `` Jake Jacobsen 's here with the horse .