nearly one
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It was the first time the holiness of Christmas came home to my heart . And now let us go back to the drawing-room , and sit round the fire , and tell ghost stories . Lenoble shall give us the legends of Côtenoir . '' `` Valentine , '' murmured Charlotte , `` do you know that it is nearly one o'clock ? '' `` And we must put in an appearance at church to-morrow morning . And Lenoble has to walk to Kingston to early mass . We will postpone our ghost stories to New-Year 's eve .