About two o'clock
Her face had suddenly gone grave . Hannah ceased to tease her and bustled about to get supper -- something warm and comforting , stewed rabbit and toasted cheese to follow . The bedroom shared by Lavinia and Hannah was in the front of the house . About two o'clock both were awakened by the champing of a horse and the squeaking and scraping of wheels followed by a loud wrangling in a deep bass growl and a shrill treble . `` That 's the mistress -- drat her , '' grumbled Hannah from under the coverlet . `` She 's a-beatin ' down the coachman . She always does it . ''