nearly ten
o’clock
`` All the same , '' Marianne exclaimed , as she succeeded in freeing herself somewhat from the embraces of the children , `` all the same , you know , I want to get up . I must n't idle , for it does me no good . And besides , you little ones need to be washed and dressed . '' They dressed in front of the big blazing fire ; and it was nearly ten o'clock when they at last went down into the dining-room , where the earthenware stove was roaring , while the warm breakfast milk steamed upon the table . The ground floor of the pavilion comprised a dining-room and a drawing-room on the right of the hall , and a kitchen and a study on the left . The dining-room , like the principal bedchamber , overlooked the Rue de la Federation , and was filled every morning with cheerfulness by the rising sun . The children were already at table , with their noses in their cups , when a ring at the street door was heard .