eleven o'clock
Would he buy her a riding-whip ? Bermuda was renowned for its horsewhips , and her father had decided that she must go regularly to the riding-school . They seemed anxious now to give her , as preliminary to her introduction into society , not only such pleasures as horseback exercise , but intellectual enjoyment also . She had been taken to the Institute to hear M. Legouve , and what was better still , in December her stepmother would give a little party every fortnight and would let her sit up till eleven o'clock . She was also to be taken to make some calls . In short , she felt herself rising in importance , but the first thing that had made her feel so was Fred 's choice of her to be his literary confidant . She was greatly obliged to him , and did not know how she could better prove to him that she was worthy of so great an honor than by telling him quite frankly just what she thought of his verses .