about three o'clock in the afternoon
The doctor , thanking her from the bottom of his heart , drank not to Zip 's health , but to hers , and thus the exciting evening ended peacefully and everyone was happy , including Zip , as the doctor gave him all the Maraschino cherries in his glass , something he dearly loved , though you may think it was a queer thing for a little dog to like . For several days after the molasses candy episode , Zip stayed at home and did not go snooking into anybody 's back yard . But on the fifth day he felt he needed a little excitement , so he decided to call at Miss Belinda 's , and see what Peter-Kins and Polly were doing and incidentally get a snap at Peter-Kins . So about three o'clock in the afternoon when the doctor was taking a little snooze in the hammock under the big maple , Zip sneaked off across the gardens and down the side streets to Miss Belinda 's . When he arrived everything was quiet . Not even a leaf on the trees stirred , or a chicken crowed . The blinds were all down in the house , which showed that Miss Belinda was either taking a nap or gone calling .