four o’clock in the morning
She slept that night . She had wired ahead of her coming , and the old caretaker and his wife had opened a few rooms , her boudoir and dressing-room , and a breakfast-room on the first floor . They had swept the hall too , and built a fire there , but it had been built for a great household , and its emptiness chilled her . At four o'clock in the morning she roused at the ringing of a bell , telling that masses had already begun at the church . For with the approach of Lent pilgrimages had greatly increased in numbers . But she slept again , to waken to full sunlight , greatly refreshed . When she had breakfasted and dressed , she went out on a balcony , and looked down at the valley .