three o'clock
Just what grandmother Ruth said when the old gentleman went in to put the bills away in his desk , we boys never knew ; but for a long time thereafter the sale of the sheep was a sore subject at the old farm . The transaction was not yet complete , however , for we still had to deliver the sheep to their new owner . At six o'clock the following morning Halstead , Addison and I set out to drive them to Lovell . The old Squire had been up since three o'clock , feeding the flock with hay and provender for the drive ; he told us that he would follow later in the day with a team to bring us home after our long walk . The girls put us up luncheons in little packages , which we stowed in our pockets . It was still dark when we started . The previous day had been clear , but the sky had clouded during the night .