ten o'clock
` It will do her good . A little anger now and then is excellent for the health . ' And Miss Rockett sipped her lemon-tinctured tea with a smile of ineffable contempt . The others went to bed at ten o'clock , but May , having made herself at ease in the sitting-room , sat there reading until after twelve . Nevertheless , she was up very early next morning , and , before going out for a sharp little walk -LRB- in a heavy shower -RRB- , she gave precise directions about her breakfast . She wanted only the simplest things , prepared in the simplest way , but the tone of her instructions vexed and perturbed Mrs. Rockett sorely . After breakfast the young lady made a searching inquiry into the state of her father 's health , and diagnosed his ailments in such learned words that the old gardener began to feel worse than he had done for many a year .