one o'clock
Then he told me to leave him and the dog altogether alone . I was to shut the door upon him . The dog would tell me when to open it again . I obeyed him and waited outside the door until one o'clock . Then a loud sudden howl moaned through the house . '' She stopped for a while . This pause was the only sign of distress which she gave , and in a few moments she went on , speaking quite simply , without any of the affectations of grief .