eight o'clock
She held , not only revenge , but the dearer joy of watching by Carey to the last , in the hollow of her hand , and she cast both away that the man she loved might draw his dying breath somewhat easier . In a white woman the deed would have been merely commendable . In Tannis of the Flats , with her ancestry and tradition , it was lofty self-sacrifice . It was eight o'clock when Tannis left the Flats ; it was ten when she drew bridle before the house on the bluff . Elinor was regaling Tom and his wife with Avonlea gossip when the maid came to the door . `` Pleas 'm , there 's a breed girl out on the verandah and she 's asking for Miss Blair . '' Elinor went out wonderingly , followed by Tom .