ten o'clock
She was still content and hopeful ; and , as Jack wheeled her from the window to the fire , she explained to him how that , as the school term was drawing near its close , Carry was probably kept closely at her lessons during the day , and could only leave the school at night . So she sat up the greater part of the evening , and combed her silken hair , and as far as her strength would allow , made an undress toilet to receive her guest . `` We must not frighten the child , Jack , '' she said apologetically , and with something of her old coquetry . It was with a feeling of relief that , at ten o'clock , Jack received a message from the landlord , saying that the doctor would like to see him for a moment downstairs . As Jack entered the grim , dimly lighted parlor , he observed the hooded figure of a woman near the fire . He was about to withdraw again when a voice that he remembered very pleasantly said : `` Oh , it 's all right ! I 'm the doctor . ''