eight o'clock
Maud begged him through her aunt not to see her , and he returned as he came . Miss Bygrave had told him all that had happened . Mrs. Enderby seemed to sleep for some hours , but just after nightfall the previous condition returned ; she lay with her eyes open , and just nodded when spoken to . From eight o'clock to midnight Maud tried to rest in her own room , but sleep was far from her , and when she returned to the sick-chamber to relieve her aunt , she was almost as worn and ghastly in countenance as the one they tended . She took her place by the fire , and sat listening to the sad rain , which fell heavily upon the soaked garden-ground below . It had a lulling effect . Weariness overcame her , and before she could suspect the inclination , she had fallen asleep .