one in the morning
`` I doubt they 'll have gone to bed , my lady , either of them . Nor yet I wo n't be quite sure we sha n't find the doctor there . '' Thus Mrs. Lamprey , making Gwen 's heart sink . For what but very critical circumstances could have kept Dr. Nash at the Cottage till past one in the morning ? But then , these circumstances must be recent . Else he could never have wished the letter kept back till to-morrow . She said something to this effect to her companion , who replied : -- `` No doubt your ladyship knows ! ''