About three o'clock in the morning
No matter how it had come , she had it and it was all-powerful . She did not fear this Secretary whom others seemed to fear . If necessary she would go to Richmond again , and she would there join her cousin , Miss Grayson , her nearest living relative , who could now give her protection that no one could question . About three o'clock in the morning a young man whose face and manner she liked came in and looked at Prescott . He showed deep concern , and then relief , when assured that the wound was not serious . His name was Talbot -- Thomas Talbot , he said -- and he was a particular friend of Prescott 's . He gave Lucia one or two glances , but in a few moments he went away to take his part in the next day 's battle .