three o'clock
Then she went to the window and raised the sash to look out and listen . There was no sound at that hour except the occasional faintly-heard distant rattling of a cab . Only half-past two ! What should she do to pass the time before three o'clock ? Smiling to herself she went back to the table , and still pausing at intervals to listen , wrote a note to Fan . Darling Fan , -- I am so sorry -- so very sorry that I grieved you to-day -- I mean yesterday -- with my unkind words , and again ask your forgiveness . I know that you will forgive me , dearest , and perhaps you forgave me before closing your eyes in sleep , for you must be sleeping now .