one o'clock
Precisely the same outward effect was produced here , however , by her rising when the clock struck ten and hanging up a thick cloth curtain . The door it was necessary to keep ajar in hers , as in most cottages , because of the smoke ; but she obviated the effect of the ribbon of light through the chink by hanging a cloth over that also . She was one of those people who , if they have to work harder than their neighbors , prefer to keep the necessity a secret as far as possible ; and but for the slight sounds of wood-splintering which came from within , no wayfarer would have perceived that here the cottager did not sleep as elsewhere . Eleven , twelve , one o'clock struck ; the heap of spars grew higher , and the pile of chips and ends more bulky . Even the light on the hill had now been extinguished ; but still she worked on . When the temperature of the night without had fallen so low as to make her chilly , she opened a large blue umbrella to ward off the draught from the door . The two sovereigns confronted her from the looking-glass in such a manner as to suggest a pair of jaundiced eyes on the watch for an opportunity .