nearly five o'clock
The next afternoon she was taken up to the Hall by nurse , who arrayed herself in her best clothes , and was delighted when she was taken to the housekeeper 's room to be entertained . She would have liked to wait there the full hour , but Mr. Russell had promised to bring back Betty himself ; so she had not that excuse . And Douglas and Molly were consoling themselves at home , by building a hay castle in the meadow , and capturing Bobby and Billy at intervals , under the plea of painting their pictures ; and then going through a process which was more entertaining to them than to their little victims -- that of cutting off their arms and legs to hang on their walls . It was nearly five o'clock when Betty returned , and her little tongue was busy all tea-time . ` Such a funny room ! and Mr. Russell had changed his mind , and he is n't going to paint my picture ; but he 's going to make a dead figure of me and Prince instead ; he 's got some white wet stuff like putty , and he rolls up his shirt-sleeves like a workman ! I had to lie down and pretend to be asleep , but I could keep my eyes open , and I did see some legs , but they 're images -- and there was a image without a head , a dead figure , you know .