ten o'clock
This was in a large measure due to Dora , who did all she could to entertain them and make them forget their troubles . All played games , and Dora played the piano and sang for them , while Dick and Tom also took a hand at the singing . Sam could not sing , and declared that he was certainly getting a cold , whether from being in the storeroom or not . At ten o'clock the boys retired , to a large bed chamber containing a double bed and a good-sized cot . They were soon undressed , and after saying their prayers dropped asleep and slept soundly until seven in the morning . When they arose a surprise awaited them . On the ground outside the snow lay to the depth of a foot or more , and it was still showing as heavily as ever .