about seven o'clock
asked Mr Openshaw , as his wife returned to bed . ` Ailsie wakened up in a fright , with some story of a man having been in the room to say his prayers -- a dream , I suppose . ' And no more was said at the time . Mrs Openshaw had almost forgotten the whole affair when she got up about seven o'clock . But , by and by , she heard a sharp altercation going on in the nursery -- Norah speaking angrily to Ailsie , a most unusual thing . Both Mr and Mrs Openshaw listened in astonishment . ` Hold your tongue , Ailsie !