midnight
She would look in now and then to see that it did n't explode . Burning-fluid was considered rather dangerous stuff . Hanny was so tired that she slept soundly . It was almost midnight when the folks came home , and Mrs. Underhill begged Margaret to go to bed quietly and not disturb her . And it was all light with the sun rising in the eastern sky and shining in one window when she opened her eyes . Margaret stood before the glass plaiting her pretty , long hair . The little girl sat up .