nine o'clock in the morning
Mother looked at them , and then said : `` Bedtime , chicks ! Come along ! '' and went up with us . It was quite weird , going to bed at nine o'clock in the morning . We pulled down all the shades so we could sleep , though I do n't really think we needed to , because I know that as soon as I shut my eyes I was sound asleep . When I woke up the room was quite dim , and Mother and Father were standing at the door talking . Father looked awfully tired , but dear and glad , and he would n't let me tell him how sorry I was about it all .