ten o'clock
asked George `` Certainly . I shall be pleased to dance with you . '' When his turn came Fred acquitted himself very creditably , thanks to his skilful instructor , Professor Saville . At ten o'clock a series of tableaux was announced . At one end of the dining-room a miniature stage had been erected , and there was a circular row of footlights . In the third tableau , Rose took part . She incautiously drew too near the footlights , and in an instant her dress caught fire .