seven
o'clock
He had grievously disappointed her by turning out to be a commonplace young man with no gilt on his phrases . But one must be merciful to a million dollars . The next morning she dreamed of him as a suitor presenting her with a bag of gold instead of a bouquet . Just as she reached for it the telephone rang and a hall-boyish voice told her that it was seven o'clock . This was the midnight alarm to Cinderella , and she became again a poor working-girl . She had to abandon her prince and run from the palace of dreams to the studio of toil . She was a trifle surly when she confronted Ferriday .