nearly one o'clock
in the morning
`` So that 's the man . I 'm glad I know what I do , even though I do not know what it is all about . I must ask Mr. Stuart about that man , '' mused Barbara . Consulting her watch , she found that it was nearly one o'clock in the morning . The girl shivered , snuggled into her blankets and fell asleep . It was December and the air was chill . Barbara had not been asleep long when she was awakened by a violent jolt , then a bumping that shook her until her teeth chattered .