about
ten o'clock
It would be long before the time came for the deed , in the late afternoon , and the terrible day must be disposed of in some way or other . She was not afraid of going mad , nor of losing her nerve , nor of making a mistake at the last moment , but even to her courage and strength the hours before her were hours of fear . She planned her day . The doctor would come , in the first place , at about ten o'clock . He would recommend her to be quiet , to take a little broth for luncheon , and a little more broth for dinner . She smiled grimly , as she thought of his probable instructions , and she knew what she could do and bear at pinch of pressing need . He would also tell her that the powder contained only just the right quantity of medicine , and that she must have been poisoned in some other way .