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Every twenty-four hours she burns , that much oil is lost to us . So we count the fifteen hundred cheap . '' The Watterby household had the farm habit of retiring early , and to-night Betty and Bob were anxious to get to sleep early , too , that they might have a good start in the morning . Mr. Gordon was glad to turn in when the rest did and make up for lost sleep , so by nine o'clock the house was wrapped in slumber . An hour or two later Betty was awakened by what sounded like a shot . Startled , she listened for a moment , and then , hearing no further commotion , went to sleep again . She was the first one down in the morning , barring Mrs. Watterby , who , winter and summer , rose at half-past four or earlier .