ten o'clock
She had lost all confidence in herself , and seemed to wish to be controlled by Edith in all things , as a little child might be . But she was very feeble . As the morning advanced Edith grew exceedingly weary . Reaction from her strong excitement seemed to bear her down in a weakness and lethargy that she could not resist , and by ten o'clock she felt that she must have some relief . It came from an unexpected source , for Hannibal appeared with a face of portentous solemnity , saying that Mrs. Lacey was downstairs , and that she wished to know if she could do something to help . The mother 's quick eye saw that something had deeply moved and was troubling her son . Indeed , for some time past , she had seen that into his unreal world had come a reality that was a source of both pain and pleasure , of fear and hope .