eight o'clock
When the chapter was finished Elsie got into bed , saying , `` Now , mammy , you may put out the light as soon as you please ; and be sure to call me early in the morning , for I have a lesson to learn before breakfast . '' `` That I will , darlin ' , '' replied the old woman , spreading the cover carefully over her . `` Good-night , my pet , your ole mammy hopes her chile will have pleasant dreams . '' Rose Allison was an early riser , and as the breakfast hour at Roselands was eight o'clock , she always had an hour or two for reading before it was time to join the family circle . She had asked Elsie to come to her at half-past seven , and punctually at the hour the little girl 's gentle rap was heard at her door . `` Come in , '' said Rose , and Elsie entered , looking as bright and fresh and rosy as the morning . She had her little Bible under her arm , and a bouquet of fresh flowers in her hand .