four o'clock
I said that over and over to myself with bated breath , and cheeks that burned like flame . Every step that passed my door made me start guiltily . Once , when some one knocked , I pulled out my gray dress , and flung it on the bed , before I answered . It was approaching four o'clock . I undressed myself rapidly , put on a dressing-sack , and threw myself upon the bed . What should I say when they came for me ? They could not _ make _ me go .