ten o'clock
The girls wrangled among themselves about the dish-washing and Gustus was inclined to complain over the number of potatoes he was obliged to peel , but beyond this the camp work caused little friction . Miss Towne was well supplied with French books and made , the young folks thought , an ideal chaperone . She was tired after her year 's work and spent almost all her time in a hammock . She saw to it that the girls were in bed by ten o'clock and that all were accounted for at meal time . Apparently , beyond this , she left her charges to their own devices . She had taught in the High School too long not to know that spying and nagging are more demoralizing than no chaperoning at all . There was a very early pairing off in the camp .