ten o'clock
` I imagined I was inspired ; instead I was a common , unoriginal plagiarist ! ' ` Like all the rest of us , ' she laughed . ` Mummie , what _ is _ a plagiarist ? ' asked Jinny instantly ; and as Rogers , her husband , and even Minks came hurriedly to her aid , the spell of the strange recital was broken , and out of the turmoil of voices the only thing distinctly heard was Mother exclaiming with shocked surprise : -- ` Why , it 's ten o'clock ! Jimbo , Monkey , please plagiarise off to bed at once ! ' -- in a tone that admitted of no rejoinder or excuses . ` A most singular thing , is n't it , Henry ? '