midnight
Whereupon there was a chorus of giggles at Ruth 's expense , in which she good-naturedly joined . `` I 'm really more tired than I thought I was , '' she yawned , a few moments later as she sat curled up in a big chair in the room adjoining Miss Stuart 's which she and Barbara occupied . `` I 'm tired and sleepy , too , '' responded Barbara . `` It 's almost midnight . We 'll never get up early to-morrow morning . Oh , dear ! '' she exclaimed a second later , `` I 've left my pink scarf down on the veranda .