nearly seven
o'clock
Billie 's glance traveled from them to Rose Belser , who looked as pretty asleep as she did awake , and from her to Amanda Peabody and Eliza Dilks . She made a little grimace as she looked at them , for their straight , stringy hair and pinched , freckled faces were a striking contrast to Rose 's prettiness . `` Oh , I wish everybody 'd get up , '' she thought . `` It must be nearly seven o'clock . '' Even as she spoke the first bell rang , and the sudden sharp noise through the still Hall made her start up in bed . It roused the other girls , and they yawned and stretched sleepily . `` Goodness , is it time to get up already ? ''