nine o'clock
She had evidently expected to be coaxed to eat her oysters , and when she was not , she was ashamed to ask for them . `` I am sorry for her , '' thought Violet , with a sigh , `` but I do believe the lesson will do her good , and will never need to be repeated . '' She began to chat pleasantly upon other subjects , and the meal was finished in the most friendly manner . At nine o'clock Violet took up the history , and began to read the neglected lesson of yesterday , while Bertha paid earnest attention to every word , after which she gave a very clear account of what she had heard . She then went to her practice without a word of objection , and performed her work faithfully , after which her other lessons were taken up as usual . All during the day she was obedient and respectful , and when the lessons were completed , Violet , with a tenderer feeling for her than she had yet experienced , read her the most charming story that she could find . By the middle of the afternoon Mr. Lawrence paid them a visit , and finding his daughter in a sunnier mood than usual , looked the pleasure he felt .