Ten o'clock
You do n't mind , do you ? He seems to think you 've got some idea of playing ghost-tricks on him . '' It was difficult to refuse , so difficult that it proved impossible . Ten o'clock found the boys each in a narrow white bed that looked quite absurdly small in that high , dark chamber , and in face of that tall gaunt four-poster hung with tapestry and ornamented with funereal-looking plumes . `` I hope to goodness there is n't a _ real _ ghost , '' Jimmy whispered . `` Not likely , '' Gerald whispered back . `` But I do n't want to see Sir Rupert 's ghost with its head under its arm , '' Jimmy insisted .