six o'clock in the morning
The girl thought that Granny would regret her gift . She expected the old woman would follow her into the kitchen and ask her to take the things off , and that she would not be able to go to the ball after all . She did not feel quite safe until she was a long way from the house , about half-way up the drive . Her mother and father had said that the dance would not be over until maybe six o'clock in the morning , and they offered her the key of the house ; but Granny had said that she would sit up for her . `` I will doze a bit upon a chair . If I am tired I will lie down upon my bed . I shall hear Molly ; I shall not sleep much .