seven o’clock
She had violent hysterics for an hour , with Anne rubbing her forehead and Aunt Selina burning a feather out of the feather duster under her nose . Only Jim and I understood , and we did not tell . Luckily , the next thing that occurred drove Bella and her nerves from everybody 's mind . At seven o'clock , when Bella had dropped asleep and everybody else was dressed for dinner , Aunt Selina discovered that the house was cold , and ordered Dal to the furnace . It was Dal 's day at the furnace ; Flannigan had been relieved of that part of the work after twice setting fire to a chimney . In five minutes Dal came back and spoke a few words to Max , who followed him to the basement , and in ten minutes more Flannigan puffed up the steps and called Mr. Harbison . I am not curious , but I knew that something had happened .