nearly nine o'clock
Would Corinne Pevay have been so friendly -- and kissed her -- if she had been aware that Nancy was just `` Miss Nobody from Nowhere ? '' After a little , however , the new girl opened her handbag and took out her toilet articles and her , nightgown , robe , and slippers . She arranged the brushes , and other things on the dressing table , and hung her robe and gown in their proper place . It was now nearly nine o'clock . She understood that , during term time , at least , the freshman class were to be in bed at nine ; and even the seniors must have their lights out at ten o'clock . She read the list of rules through carefully . They did not seem hard , or arbitrary .