one
o’clock in the morning
You know how much I love her . '' Later I heard from Natalia Savishna -LRB- who passed the whole of the night of the 11th April at Mamma 's bedside -RRB- that , after writing the first part of the letter , Mamma laid it down upon the table beside her and went to sleep for a while . `` I confess , '' said Natalia Savishna , `` that I too fell asleep in the arm-chair , and let my knitting slip from my hands . Suddenly , towards one o'clock in the morning , I heard her saying something ; whereupon I opened my eyes and looked at her . My darling was sitting up in bed , with her hands clasped together and streams of tears gushing from her eyes . ``` It is all over now , ' she said , and hid her face in her hands . `` I sprang to my feet , and asked what the matter was .