about three
o'clock in the morning
It was late -- very late for the farm -- when she undressed herself and lay down on the little bed , placed near the larger bed of Netta . Even then , more than an hour passed before she slept . The last thing she heard before she closed her eyes was her daughter 's somewhat irregular breathing -- the last words that rang in her ears were her ` God bless you , mother . ' Gladys , uneasy , she knew not wherefore , was in the room at about three o'clock in the morning . She had learnt to move so gently that the sleepers were not conscious of her presence . She was most thankful to find them sleeping . Gladys was up and dressed by six o'clock .