ten o'clock
Would he be very mad about it , or would he not ? Let me see ! He wo n't be home before ten or eleven . I can dress and go with Mrs. Williams , and then Fred shall bring me home before ten o'clock ; and after a few days , some time when Theodore is in a most delicious humour , and perfectly carried away with my bewitchments , I 'll gradually disclose the matter to him , and say I 'll never do the like again , and it 's among the things of the past , an error which repentance or tears can not efface ; but the painful results will never be forgotten , namely , his look of disapprobation . I wonder if that will do ! '' Nellie broke into a low , gay laugh . She was a spoilt child ; from her cradle she had been idolized , and taught that she could not be blamed for anything .