six o'clock
'T was a wonderful country , let alone the marvelous journey behind it . He only regretted that he did n't pick up a little gold , in the streets , so as to enclose that in the letter , too . His father had made arrangements to store their trunk , and what clothes they would not need while at the mines . `` Now all that remains is to get our washing early -- and , by the way , the Frenchman promises to have it ready by six o'clock -- and a pack animal at Sacramento , '' he pronounced . `` That is , if we can find one . '' `` If Captain Sutter is there , we 'll find our pack animal , '' asserted Mr. Grigsby . `` And if we do n't , we can carry our own packs , '' declared Mr. Adams .