one o'clock
As she entered the room the baby looked up from his play , and stared at her rather hard , surprised at seeing a strange lady . But Miss Junick did not take any notice of the baby 's astonishment , but merely walked straight over to it , lifted it up , and kissed it a great many times , saying as she did so , `` Oh you dear little thing ! how I would long to have you for my own . '' She then rang the bell for dinner , as it was then one o'clock , and she knew that she had to give the baby its dinner in the nursery . Presently the housemaid came up , bearing a tray in her hand with the dinner on it . Miss Junick then gave the baby its dinner , and got up and tried to amuse it , but the baby got cross and tired , not being used to her ; so that she was obliged to lay it down in its cradle for its afternoon sleep , while she herself went upstairs to unpack her box . When she had done unpacking she came down again to see if the baby had awoke .