nine o'clock
The last letter took a long time to write and Aunt Selina was fully awake before Ruth had finished . `` Laws , Child ! Do you know the time ? What would your mother say if she knew I kept her daughter out of bed until after nine o'clock ? If the letters are finished you must go straight to your room . '' And Aunt Selina rang for Sally . That night as Ruth slept soundly , Aunt Selina lay thinking over all her grand-niece had told her .