eleven o’clock
Good night , Grace , make mother see that it must be so . '' She went , for poor Mrs. Curtis could not withstand her ; and only turned with tearful eyes to her elder daughter to say , `` You do not go into the room again , Grace , I insist . '' Grace could not bear to leave Rachel to the misery of such a vigil , and greatly reproached herself for the hurry that had prevented her from paying any heed to the condition of the child in her anxiety to make her sister presentable ; but Mrs. Curtis was in a state of agitation that demanded all the care and tenderness of this `` mother 's child , '' and the sharing her room and bed made it impossible to elude the watchfulness that nervously guarded the remaining daughter . It was eleven o'clock when Alexander Keith drove from the door . It was a moonlight night , and he was sure to spare no speed , but he could hardly be at Avoncester within an hour and a half , and the doctor would take at least two in coming out . Mrs. Kelland was the companion of Rachel 's watch . The woman was a good deal subdued .