ten o'clock until four
     in the morning
Lo insists I am getting sentimental , but it 's only the effect of the ` Sunny South , ' which brings me , no matter how indirectly , to the boys we 've met -- and the dance ! `` Oh , Bet , such a lark ! There were over a hundred people -- both old and young , and even then the ballroom -- oh , yes , the Gerards have a ballroom -- looked half empty . We danced from ten o'clock until four in the morning , and went for a picnic the next day . Imagine ! `` Fanny looked beautiful . She wore a lovely white dress without a touch of color on it , and it just set off her wonderful dark hair to perfection .