ten o'clock
Oh , the world would see what was in her soul ! She would be the bright particular star of Canadian literature ; and then wealth would flow in , too , and she would fix up the old home . Dear old `` daddy '' should retire and have everything he wanted : and Aunt Prudence , on sweeping days , would n't mind moving `` the trash , '' as she called her manuscripts . Daddy would n't make her go to bed at ten o'clock then ; she would write all night if she choose ; she would have a little room on purpose , and visitors at Briarsfield would pass by the old rough-cast house and point it out as Beth Woodburn 's home , and -- well , this is enough for a sample of Beth 's daydreams . They were very exaggerated , perhaps , and a little selfish , too ; but she was not a fully-developed woman yet , and the years were to bring sweeter fruit . She had , undoubtedly , the soul of genius , but genius takes years to unfold itself . Then a soft expression crossed the face of the dreamer .