nine o'clock
The children were obliged to be back at school by two o'clock , and she did not leave Mrs Everett 's till three . After dinner , she sat down to her work , of which it may be supposed there was always plenty to be done . The children learned their lessons before tea-time , and after tea they went out to walk all together , whenever the weather would allow of it . They generally returned in time to read a little before nine o'clock , when the younger ones went to bed . The duty of evening , as well as morning prayer was never omitted . Jane sat down to her work again till ten , when she put every thing away , locked up her closets , and went round the house with the servant , to see that all was safe , and as it should be , and then retired to her own room , to enjoy the rest which was fairly earned by the previous hours of activity and usefulness . She was very careful to adhere as closely as possible to the whole of this plan , especially to the hours of walking and going to bed .