ten o'clock
and in that oppressive stillness ! which lets every sound of the thread be heard as it goes eternally backwards and forwards , '' sobbed out Ruth , as she threw herself on her bed , without even undressing herself . `` Nay , Ruth , you know it wo n't be always as it has been to-night . We often get to bed by ten o'clock ; and by-and-by you wo n't mind the closeness of the room . You 're worn out to-night , or you would not have minded the sound of the needle ; I never hear it . Come , let me unfasten you , '' said Jenny . `` What is the use of undressing ?