about two o'clock
Thou gavest him to me , Thou knowest . Oh , let nothing that happens unmother me ! '' In this way she sat in the dark and silence and asked and waited for the answer . And no doubt it came , for about two o'clock she rose up like one that had been strengthened and went calmly to her rest . In the morning the first shock of the coming change was over , the everyday use and wont of an orderly house restored the feeling of stability , and Martha told herself things might turn out better than looked likely . John was just as loving and attentive as he had always been , and when he asked her to call on Jane Harlow as soon as she could and give her welcome into the Hatton family , she did not impute his attentions to any selfish motive . Nevertheless , it was as the Lady of Hatton Manor , rather than as John 's mother , she went to make this necessary call .