nearly two o'clock
Meanwhile Laura sat in her thin nightgown and shivered , feeling the cold intensely after the great heat of the day . She hoped with all her heart that she would be lucky enough to get an inflammation of the lungs . Then , Evelyn would be sorry she had been so cruel to her . It was nearly two o'clock , and she had several times found herself nodding , when the sleeper suddenly opened her eyes and sat bolt upright in bed . `` Laura , good heavens , what are you doing at the window ? Oh , you wicked child , you 'll catch your death of cold ! Get into bed at once . ''