ten o'clock
And Laura comes in as though she were walking on eggs , and gets their names wrong , as though it did n't much matter , and calls them Pinky when their name is Pinckney , and do n't listen to what they say , till I want to sink right through the floor with mortification . '' In haphazard fashion the rehearsal wore to a close . Monsieur Gerardy stormed and fretted and insisted upon repeating certain scenes over and over again . By ten o'clock the actors were quite worn out . A little supper was served , and very soon afterward Laura made a move toward departing . She was wondering who would see her home , Landry , Jadwin , or Sheldon Corthell . The day had been sunshiny , warm even , but since nine o'clock the weather had changed for the worse , and by now a heavy rain was falling .