six o'clock
she said . `` But it 's so sudden . '' `` Yes , it 's very sudden , '' said Molly , in a low voice . `` I can hardly keep quiet ; I do n't know how to get through the time till six o'clock , and mother ca n't be at home till then . '' Molly turned back into the room ; her face was very white . There were white dents in her nostrils , and there was a bitter smile on her lips . Whatever she might have said was stopped in the utterance .