about one o'clock
The love that covers sins had covered the multitude of his , and although hopelessness had put desire to sleep , she would gladly have given her life for a loving smile from him . But mingled with this longing to see him once with his child in his arms , a certain loyalty to the house of Lossie also influenced her to listen to the solicitation of Lady Clementina , and tell the marchioness the truth . She cherished no resentment against Liftore , but not therefore was she willing to allow a poor young thing like Lady Lossie , whom they all liked , to be sacrificed to such a man , who would doubtless at length behave badly enough to her also . With trembling hands , and heart now beating wildly , now failing for fear , she dressed her baby and herself as well as she could , and , about one o'clock , went to the House . Now nothing would have better pleased Lady Clementina than that Liftore and Lizzy should meet in Florimel 's presence , but she recoiled altogether from the small stratagems , not to mention the lies , necessary to the effecting of such a confrontation . So she had to content herself with bringing the two girls together , and , when Lizzy was a little rested , and had had a glass of wine , went to look for Florimel . She found her in a little room adjoining the library , which , on her first coming to Lossie , she had chosen for her waking nest .