About half past twelve
`` Not under the ground , you silly ! Come down and get the fiddle ; I ca n't go in the sitting-room with my boots on . '' So the violin was handed out , and poor Gem at last fell asleep , with a vague intention of being a good girl , and giving up the society of Tom and the B. B. 's forever . About half past twelve Aunt Faith awoke ; `` I certainly hear music ! '' she thought . Opening the blinds she heard the faint strains of `` Nelly Bly , '' with the well known `` Hi , '' E flat ; `` Hi , '' E natural ; `` Hi , '' F natural , and at the same time saw a light proceeding mysteriously from the ground . Hastily dressing herself , she ran over to Tom 's room ; it was empty .