seven o'clock in the morning
But her chief occupation was to prevent the children crossing their legs when they sat down , or pulling their dresses lower , with a whispered , ` You _ must _ not cross your legs like that ; it is n't ladylike , dear . ' She had been very exasperating and interfering . Tempers had grown short . Twice running she had complained about the dreadful noise the _ pensionnaires _ made at seven o'clock in the morning . ` Nong pas creer comme ca ! ' she called , running down the passage in her dressing-gown and bursting angrily into their rooms without knocking -- to find them empty . The girls had left the day before .