ten o'clock
If only there was something interesting -- just a little dash of `` atmosphere . '' If only they drank afternoon tea , or talked about Higher Things , or smoked cigarettes , or wore long ear-rings ! But , perhaps , some day -- in New York ... Missy 's head drooped ; she felt deliciously drowsy . Into the silence of her dreams a cheerful voice intruded : `` Missy , dear , it 's after ten o'clock and you 're nodding ! Ought n't you go up to bed ? '' `` All right , mother . '' Obediently she took her dreams upstairs with her , and into her little white bed .