ten o’clock
I was thankful when Mr. Irving came a few minutes ago and took her off for a walk in the woods . Courting 's all right in its place , Miss Shirley , ma'am , but if you try to mix it up with cooking and scouring everything 's spoiled . That 's MY opinion , Miss Shirley , ma'am . '' Anne and Diana worked so heartily that by ten o'clock even Charlotta the Fourth was satisfied . She braided her hair in innumerable plaits and took her weary little bones off to bed . `` But I 'm sure I sha n't sleep a blessed wink , Miss Shirley , ma'am , for fear that something 'll go wrong at the last minute ... the cream wo n't whip ... or Mr. Irving 'll have a stroke and not be able to come . '' `` He is n't in the habit of having strokes , is he ? ''