Ten o'clock
She had deposited one armful of fluffy things on a chair beside Sadie 's bed and another armful of fluffy things on a chair beside Helen 's bed . She had also performed other mysterious little offices noiselessly before going to the side of Sadie 's bed . `` And sleeping like an innocent babe , '' said the comely Nanette to herself with a depth of affection in her tone . Then she bent down and called in Sadie 's ear : `` Ten o'clock , Miss Sadie . '' She had to repeat the whispered call several times before Sadie 's eyelids fluttered and she stirred into life . The maid had vanished by the time the younger of the two sleeping beauties had removed the cobwebs from her eyes . The twin rosewood beds lay side by side enveloped by the transparent silken hangings of a single canopy .