nine o'clock
In spite of all this , she kept on writing scenarios , for the fascination of the game had her in its grip , and she would never be satisfied until she succeeded . Lessons were thrust into the background of her mind by the throng of `` scene-plots , '' `` leaders , '' `` bust-scenes , '' `` inserts , '' `` synopses , '' etc. , that flashed through her head continually . To write steadily night after night , after the lessons had been gotten out of the way , was a great tax on her young strength . Nyoda was inflexible about her stopping typewriting at nine o'clock , but she went home and wrote by hand until midnight . Nyoda was over at the house one afternoon when Migwan was settling down to get her lessons , and saw her take a dose from a phial . `` What are you taking medicine for ? '' she asked .