about three
o'clock
She looked up to see Mrs. Thornbury standing beside her , with lines drawn upon her forehead , and her lips parted as if she were about to ask a question . Miss Allan anticipated her . `` Yes , '' she said . `` She died this morning , very early , about three o'clock . '' Mrs. Thornbury made a little exclamation , drew her lips together , and the tears rose in her eyes . Through them she looked at the hall which was now laid with great breadths of sunlight , and at the careless , casual groups of people who were standing beside the solid arm-chairs and tables . They looked to her unreal , or as people look who remain unconscious that some great explosion is about to take place beside them .