nine o'clock in the morning
Everything we had for years was spent on her because she was such a ripping beauty , and mother set her heart on her marrying nothing less than a duke . So we sent her abroad to be educated and squandered a fortune on her clothes , and then , just as mother was gloating over her triumphs , the very day after the Duke of Toxbridge proposed to her , Patty walked out one morning and married Billy King at the Little Church Around the Corner . Billy , of course , has n't a cent to his name except what he makes painting blue pictures , and that 's precious little . They 're up on the West Side now , living in four rooms with neighbours who fry onions at nine o'clock in the morning next door to them , and half the time Patty has n't even a maid , I believe , and has to do her work with the help of a charwoman . '' `` And is she happy ? '' There was eagerness in Gabriella 's voice , for she was sure that she should love Patty . `` Oh , yes , Patty is happy , but mother is n't .