ten o'clock
`` You 'll gain nothing by keeping in hot water over it , Phil . '' That night all of the boys had to study hard , and consequently they retired to their dormitories early . The only exception was Polly Vane , who had to go to Oakdale to meet a relative who would stop off but who was going away again on the midnight train . The boys studied until ten o'clock and then retired . Dave was completely tired out and his head had hardly touched the pillow when he was sound asleep . He was awakened about two hours later by the sounds of excited talking . He opened his eyes to behold Polly Vane standing in the dormitory fully dressed , while Phil was sitting on the edge of the bed , and Ben and Roger and some others were just rousing up .