two o'clock
She patted his cheek . `` Never mind that , Hughie . ` This , too , shall pass away . ' '' At two o'clock , when Douglass returned to his hotel , tired and reckless of any man 's scorn , the night clerk smiled and said , as he handed him a handful of letters , `` I hear you had a great audience , Mr. Douglass . '' The playwright did not discover Helen 's note among his letters till he had reached his room , and then , without removing his overcoat , he stood beneath the gas-jet and read : `` MY DEAR AUTHOR , -- My heart bleeds for you . I know how you must suffer , but you must not despair . A first night is not conclusive .