ten o'clock
Aunt Izzie , coming in with a candle in her hand , stood in the doorway , astonished at the spectacle . She sat down and waited for Clover to get through , while Clover , on her part , did n't dare to get through , but went on repeating `` Now I lay me '' over and over again , in a sort of despair . At last Aunt Izzie said very grimly : `` That will do , Clover , you can get up ! '' and Clover rose , feeling like a culprit , which she was , for it was much naughtier to pretend to be praying than to disobey Aunt Izzie and be out of bed after ten o'clock , though I think Clover hardly understood this then . Aunt Izzie at once began to undress her , and while doing so asked so many questions , that before long she had got at the truth of the whole matter . She gave Clover a sharp scolding , and leaving her to wash her tearful face , she went to the bed where John and Dorry lay , fast asleep , and snoring as conspicuously as they knew how . Something strange in the appearance of the bed made her look more closely : she lifted the clothes , and there , sure enough , they were -- half dressed , and with their school-boots on .