one o'clock
It was indeed the better thing that Ginevra should be Gibbie 's wife ! A pause had come , and he had fallen into a brooding memory of things gone by , when a sudden succession of quick knocks fell on his ear . He started -- strangely affected . Neither of his companions took notice of it , though it was now past one o'clock . It was like a knocking with knuckles against the other side of the wall of the room . `` What can that be ? '' he said , listening for more .