Two o'clock
At some dimly distant time papa woke with a start and inquired , `` Huh ? '' Mamma jumped and gasped , `` Who ? '' They were shivering with the after-midnight chill of the cold room , and Prue was not home . Papa snapped his watch open and snapped it shut ; and the same to his jaw : `` Two o'clock ! And Prue not home . I 'm going after her ! '' He thrust into his overcoat , slapped his hat on his aching head , flung open the door .