seven
o'clock
At this moment Sophie turned round with a loud snore , and Bunny gave a start of alarm , as she looked quickly towards the bed . If Sophie awoke and saw what she was doing , all her fun would surely be spoiled , and she would be sent back to her crib in disgrace . Very cautiously then she got up off the floor , seized her hat that lay on the chest of drawers , and opening the door as softly as possible , flew along the corridor and away down the stairs . Not a servant was to be seen about , for it was not yet seven o'clock , and so Bunny passed on without any interruption into the dining-room , and stood on tip-toe at the side-board looking anxiously to see if there was anything there for her to eat . But there was not even a crust to be seen . `` Nasty old Ashton ! '' she cried , `` he might have left a few pieces of bread for me ; but he would n't , I 'm sure , even if he had known I was coming .