four o'clock
Perhaps he would kill her , if so , Jael must manage so that he should not be taken up or tormented any more , for such a wretch as she was . But I might as well try to dissect a storm , and write the gusts of a tempest , as to describe all the waves of passion in that fluctuating and agonized heart : the feelings and the agitation of a life were crowded into those few hours , during which she awaited the lover she had lost . At last , Jael Dence , though she was also much agitated and perplexed , decided on a course of action . Just before four o'clock she took Grace upstairs and told her she might see him arrive , but she must not come down until she was sent for . `` I shall see him first , and tell him all ; and , when he is fit to see you , I will let you know . '' Grace submitted , and even consented to lie down for half an hour . She was now , in truth , scarcely able to stand , being worn out with the mental struggle .