about three o'clock
John knew how fatigued the whole household was , and all who were sitting up . He had not been able to take any sleep himself , and he was restlessly pacing up and down in the garden , watching and listening under the open windows . It was very hot . `` He fancied about three o'clock that there had been a long silence in Anastasia 's room . She was to have nourishment frequently . He stole up-stairs , found the person with her asleep from fatigue , gave the child some jelly himself , and then finding her medicine , as he supposed , ready poured out in the wine-glass , he gave it to her , and discovered almost instantly a mistake . The sad imprudence had been committed of pouring the lotion for the child 's temples into a wine-glass , to save the trouble of ringing for a saucer .