six o'clock
The command is to sleep as little as possible to keep the nerves in a good condition -- `` eight hours at the most , and seven would be better . '' What earthly good would a seven-hour nap do me ? I want ten hours to sleep and twelve if I get a good tired start . To see me stagger out of my perfectly nice bed at six o'clock every morning now would wring the sternest heart with compassion and admiration at my faithfulness -- to whom ? Yes , it was the day after poor Mr. Carter 's funeral that Aunt Adeline moved up here into my house and settled herself in the big south room across the landing from mine . Her furniture weighs a ton each piece , and Aunt Adeline is not light herself in disposition . The next morning , when I went in to breakfast she sat in the `` vacant chair '' in a way that made me see that she was obviously trying to fill the vacancy .