four o'clock in the morning
She needs diversion . Next Sunday I will take you all into the country . '' These Sunday excursions , which honest Risler organized to amuse Sidonie , served only to sadden her still more . On those days she must rise at four o'clock in the morning ; for the poor must pay for all their enjoyments , and there was always a ribbon to be ironed at the last moment , or a bit of trimming to be sewn on in an attempt to rejuvenate the everlasting little lilac frock with white stripes which Madame Chebe conscientiously lengthened every year . They would all set off together , the Chebes , the Rislers , and the illustrious Delobelle . Only Desiree and her mother never were of the party . The poor , crippled child , ashamed of her deformity , never would stir from her chair , and Mamma Delobelle stayed behind to keep her company .