nine
o'clock
Such weeping does no good . Indeed I am afraid it only hardened Abby 's heart . But the day ended gloriously for Dotty . She was handed about to be kissed by everybody , and was , after all , allowed to sit up till nine o'clock , and actually ate a `` bubbled cream , '' sitting as close as she could beside Colonel Allen 's elbow . The next day Dotty had a severe cold , and her mother , fearing the croup , did not allow her to go out of doors . This was hard for the child . She felt very restless , because she had to give up `` housekeeping '' with Prudy , a very fascinating game , which could only be played on the river-bank .