two o’clock
But on that night everything changed , and the child became nothing but a weight . His aunts had expected Nekhludoff , had asked him to come and see them in passing , but he had telegraphed that he could not come , as he had to be in Petersburg at an appointed time . When Katusha heard this she made up her mind to go to the station and see him . The train was to pass by at two o'clock in the night . Katusha having helped the old ladies to bed , and persuaded a little girl , the cook 's daughter , Mashka , to come with her , put on a pair of old boots , threw a shawl over her head , gathered up her dress , and ran to the station . It was a warm , rainy , and windy autumn night . The rain now pelted down in warm , heavy drops , now stopped again .