ten o'clock
It manes fairies ! '' `` Fairies ! '' Black Tom sat down with a complacent air , and his rasping voice came from the other side of the glass . `` In the ould times gone by , girl , before Manxmen got too big for their breeches , they 'd be off to bed by ten o'clock on Hollantide Eve to lave room for the little people that 's outside to come in . And the big woman of the house would be filling the crocks for the fairies to drink , and the big man himself would be raking the ashes so they might bake their cakes , and a girl , same as you , would be going to bed backwards -- '' `` I know ! I know ! '' cried Kate , near to the ceiling , and clapping her hands .