midnight
We promised her papa to make our arrangements to return on his steamer and his promise to lash me to the rigging in the event of a storm still holds good . '' Before opening another letter , let us pay a flying visit to the Sherman family , and also to Daddy and his spouse . The former are to be found in their old quarters at Pendleton , the latter installed in the brown house at Chimney Rock . It is near midnight , rather an unseasonable hour to intrude upon our friends , but no matter ; at the house we shall first enter ; regular habits do not prevail . We will now imagine ourselves in the broad hall , on the second floor of the finest hotel in Pendleton . Open softly the door at your right . There the eldest Mrs. Sherman lies sleeping .