About nine o'clock
Nor could she ever quite remember how she got through the remainder of that day . She was quite mazed . But at length it passed , and the night came , and she was thankful for the night . About nine o'clock she went up to her bedroom at the top of the house . It had served as a nursery for many generations of Caresfoots ; indeed , during the last three centuries , hundreds of little feet had pattered over the old worm-eaten boards . But the little feet had long since gone to dust , and the only signs of children 's play and merriment left about the place were the numberless scratches , nicks , and letters cut in the old panelling , and even on the beams which supported the low ceiling . It was a lonesome room for a young girl , or , indeed , for anybody whose nerves were not of the strongest .