midnight
Oh , it 's so delicious to see Prim in her bath , ' said Mysie , with a little skip . ` Make haste , or we shall miss her , the darling . ' Dolores did not feel pressed to behold the spectacle , and not being in the habit of dressing without assistance , she was tardy , and Mysie fidgeted about and nearly distracted her . Thus , when she reached the nursery , Primrose was already in her little white bed-gown , and was being incited by Valetta to caper about on her cot , like a little acrobat , as her sisters said , while Mrs. Halfpenny declared that ` they were making the child that rampageous , she should not get her to sleep till midnight . ' They would have been turned out much sooner , and Primrose hushed into silence , if nurse 's soul had not been horrified by the state of Dolores ' hair and the general set of her garments . ` My certie ! ' she exclaimed -- a dreadful exclamation in the eyes of the family , who knew it implied that in all her experience Mrs. Halfpenny had never known the like !