ten o'clock
Miss Arthur has n't a spark of compassion . '' `` Do n't stop to grumble , '' commanded Elfreda . `` Come along . '' The half-past ten o'clock bell rang before the fudge was half gone . In fact , it was after eleven before the quartette prepared for sleep . During the evening all thought of the troublesome theme had left Grace 's mind . It was not until after she had turned out the light and gone to bed that it came back to her with such disagreeable force that for the time being all idea of sleep fled .