twelve o'clock
exclaimed Jessie , who dearly loved sliding . `` Oh , I 'm so glad . I 'll go with you just to look at it . I ca n't stay , you know , because I must come back and sew until twelve o'clock . '' Dropping her sewing , Jessie ran to a closet , equipped herself in cloak and hood and , taking Carrie 's hand , trotted out to see this first slide of the season . A short distance from Glen Morris Cottage a broad , shallow brook crossed the public highway . A bridge led over the brook .