The bell rings for as long as it takes and the ordinance does not say how long that is, which means it is until the answer arrives.

CorvinaIt rang for eleven minutes for me the first time and forty for me the fourth. It rang for six hours in 2011 and it did not stop until the girl stopped.

PorterStopped what?

CorvinaStopped wanting to leave. That is all the bell is asking. It is a very simple question and it is asked in a way that makes it almost impossible to answer.