midnight
I 've no patience with this continual writing in the evenings . A nice bit of sewing would be more to my mind . You 've not done more than an inch of that crochet pattern I taught you . Being monitress is all very well , I daresay , but I 'm not going to let you sit up till midnight , my dearie , over your books . Not if I have to go myself to Miss Pollard , and tell her my mind about it . '' Merle had meant to wake up a little earlier and run through her preparation , but she was sleepier than usual next morning , and had to be roused by Mavis . She opened her eyes most unwillingly .