four o'clock
Church was warm and the sermon was drowsy , so poor Lady Bird fell asleep , and tumbled over suddenly on to Grandmamma 's lap . This distressed the old lady a good deal , for she was very particular about behavior in church . By way of punishment , Lota had to learn four verses of a hymn after dinner . It was the hymn which begins , -- `` Awake , my soul , and with the sun Thy daily course of duty run , '' and learning it took all the time from dinner till four o'clock . The hymn learned and repeated , Lota read for awhile in one of her Sunday books . She was ashamed of her sleepiness in the morning , and had every intention of being very good till bedtime ; but unluckily she looked across to where the dolls were sitting , and , as she explained to Nursey afterward , Pocahontas Maria was whispering to Imogene , and both of them were laughing so hard and looking so mischievous that she _ had _ to see what was the matter . Result ; -- at five , Jennings , coming to call Lota , found her with all the dolls in a row before her teaching them hymns .