ten o'clock
At about nine o'clock in the evening Chris came back . Alice had received the news bravely , he said ; there had been no hysteria and she kept admirable control of herself , and he had left her ready for sleep . But it had hit her very hard . Miss Slater had promised him that she would put a sleeping powder into Alice 's regular ten o'clock glass of hot milk , and let him know when she was safely off . `` She is very thankful that you are here , she was uneasy every instant that I stayed away ! '' he said softly to Norma , and Norma nodded her approval . Long before eleven o'clock they had the report that Alice was sleeping soundly under the combined effect of the powder and Miss Slater 's repeated and earnest assurance that there was no immediate danger as regarded her mother .