nine o'clock
They parted in deep sorrow , but almost as lovingly as ever , and Little went at once to Raby Hall , and Grace , exhausted by so many emotions , lay helpless on a couch in her own room all the rest of the day . For some time she lay in utter prostration , and only the tears that trickled at intervals down her pale cheeks showed that she was conscious of her miserable situation . Jael begged and coaxed her to take some nourishment : but she shook her head with disgust at the very idea . For all that at nine o'clock , her faithful friend almost forced a few spoonfuls of tea down her throat , feeding her like a child : and , when she had taken it , she tried to thank her , but choked in the middle , and , flinging her arm round Jael 's neck , burst into a passion of weeping , and incoherent cries of love , and pity , and despair . `` Oh , my darling ! so great ! so noble !