ten o'clock
`` That 's part of the experience , '' said Mrs. Farrington , `` the appetite caused by motoring is the largest known variety , and that 's why I wanted to push on here , where we could get a good dinner , instead of taking our chances at some farmhouse . '' They were the only guests in the dining-room at that late hour , and so they made a merry meal of it , and after dinner went back to the large parlours , to sit for a while listening to the music . But they did not tarry long , for as Patty discovered , another consequence of a motor ride was a strong inclination to go to bed early . The travellers did not rise early the next morning , and ten o'clock found them still seated at the breakfast table . `` I do hate to hurry , '' said Mrs. Farrington , comfortably sipping her coffee . `` So many people think that an automobile tour means getting up early , and hustling off at daybreak . '' `` I 'm glad those are your sentiments , '' said Patty , `` for I quite agree with you .