five o’clock
Are n't you going to take me up ? '' `` Of course . But first we must put teddy in his place . '' `` I 'm to go home at five o'clock , '' the boy said , when he had got properly settled . The hours slipped by all too quickly , and if the lad 's presence did not contribute to good plowing , it at least made a cheerful plowman . It was plain that Zen had sufficient confidence in her farmer neighbor to trust her boy in his care , and his frequent references to his mother had an interest for Grant which he could not have analyzed or explained . During the afternoon the merits of the pig were sung and re-sung , and at last Wilson , after kissing his friend on the cheek and whispering , `` I like you , Uncle Man-on-the-Hill , '' took his teddy-bear under his arm and plodded homeward .