seven o'clock
When to make time to go on with her literary composition was the difficulty . It was hard to snatch even an occasional half-hour during the day . Where there is a will , however , there is generally also a way , and Ulyth hit upon the plan of getting up very early in the morning and writing while Rona was still asleep . The Cuckoo never stirred until the seven o'clock bell rang , when she would awake noisily , with many yawns and stretchings of arms , so Ulyth flattered herself that her secret was absolutely safe . Where to hide the precious papers was another problem . She did not dare to put them in any of her drawers , her desk would not lock , and her little jewel-box was too small to contain them . The fireplace in the bedroom had an old-fashioned chimney-piece that was fitted with a loose wooden mantel-board , from which hung a border of needlework .