eleven o'clock
urged Carrie , putting down the last objector and proposing the resolution from the `` chair '' . `` It 's only till Easter anyway , '' seconded Lesbia `` and then I hope to goodness Miss Tatham will be back again . '' `` And may Miss Ormerod transfer her talents to a boys ' preparatory , '' minced Calla . Having decided grimly to stand by law and order , the prefects next day surprised the school at eleven o'clock break by leading the games with the greatest unction . They tore about the playground in a state of such enthusiasm that the astounded juniors followed their lead , and found themselves whirled into action by a kind of magnetic influence . Fickle fashion veered round , and it was at once popular to enjoy the games , indeed for a few weeks they had quite a vogue . Miss Ormerod , peeping through her study window , looked on with approval , and congratulated herself on the wisdom of her new rule , and the great improvement which she was making during her reign .