eight o'clock
I am sorry to record this of Dotty , and so I will try to make a little excuse for her . She was not well . She had hardly felt like herself since that unfortunate boat-ride . She was sleepy and tired , and ought to have gone to bed at eight o'clock -- the usual hour . Then , again , the guests were nearly all older than herself , and paid very little attention to her . She thought she might as well have worn her calico wrapper as this beautiful white delaine , for all the notice they took of her dress . There was only one child present of Dotty 's own age , -- Johnny Eastman , -- and if he would only have played cat 's cradle with her , all might have gone well .