about nine o'clock
He had not doubted his friend 's kindness , but he had doubted whether she would feel that she had a right to `` expose her daughter , '' as the world would say , to meeting such a `` person , '' as the world called Regina -- `` Consalvi 's Regina . '' All that night and the following day Regina recognised no one ; and it was night again , and her strength began to fail , but her understanding returned . Marcello saw the change , and made a sign to the nurse , who went out to tell Kalmon . It was about nine o'clock when he entered the room , and Regina knew him and looked at him anxiously . He , in turn , glanced at Marcello , and she understood . She begged Marcello to go and get some rest . Her voice was very weak , as if she were suffocating , and she coughed painfully .