five o'clock
When she felt that at least an hour had passed , she turned to look at the clock again -- twenty-five minutes to four . Her eyes were heavy . `` He is not coming , '' she said aloud , and , leaving the lights on in the sitting-room , locked herself in the bedroom . At five o'clock she started up and seized the dressing-gown on the chair near the head of the bed . She listened -- heard him muttering in the sitting-room . She knew now that a crash of some kind had roused her . Several minutes of profound silence , then through the door came a steady , heavy snore .