ten o'clock
Now what gives me most peace of mind to-night is knowing that that little Ellen Donohue , asleep on my bed , has got enough new clothes , by this day 's work , to make a very good beginning of an outfit . '' `` Now , how do you old bachelors feel ? '' cried Celia , amidst laughter , and the party broke up . At ten o'clock that evening , when Charlotte had seen her sister comfortably in bed -- for Celia still needed help in undressing -- had tucked in Just and warned Jeff that it was bedtime , the telephone-bell rang . Lanse and Captain Rayburn sat reading in the living-room , where the telephone stood upon a desk , and Lanse , who was near it , moved lazily to answer it . But before he could lift the receiver to his ear Charlotte had run into the room and was taking it from him , murmuring , `` It 's for me -- I 'm sure it is . '' `` Well , I could have called you , '' said Lanse , looking curiously at her as , with cheeks like poppies , she sat down at the desk and answered .