ten o'clock
But what does anything matter when one 's Magic has just proved itself one 's friend . Sara 's supper of the night before had given her strength , she knew that she should sleep well and warmly , and , even though she had naturally begun to be hungry again before evening , she felt that she could bear it until breakfast-time on the following day , when her meals would surely be given to her again . It was quite late when she was at last allowed to go up-stairs . She had been told to go into the school-room and study until ten o'clock , and she had become interested in her work , and remained over her books later . When she reached the top flight of stairs and stood before the attic door , it must be confessed that her heart beat rather fast . `` Of course it _ might _ all have been taken away , '' she whispered , trying to be brave . `` It might only have been lent to me for just that one awful night .