ten o'clock
She had not dreamed of snow before . But her water-proof was on , she pulled on her boots , ran quickly along the path to the other light , two hundred yards perhaps , climbed the stairway and extinguished that , and was at home again before the babies missed her . For an hour or two Laura occupied herself with her household cares , and pretended to herself that she thought this was only a snow flurry that would soon clear away . But by the time it was ten o'clock she knew it was a stiff north-wester , and that her husband and Mipples were caught on shore . Yes , and she was caught with her babies alone on the island . Wind almost dead ahead to a boat from Squire 's too , if that made any difference . That crossed Laura 's mind .