about seven o'clock in the morning
Oh , how I laughed and laughed ! '' Then she kissed and embraced me again ; again she pressed her face to mine with tender passion . Yet I neither saw nor heard her , for my head was in a whirl ... . It must have been about seven o'clock in the morning when I awoke . Daylight had come , and Polina was sitting by my side -- a strange expression on her face , as though she had seen a vision and was unable to collect her thoughts . She too had just awoken , and was now staring at the money on the table . My head ached ; it felt heavy .