eleven o'clock
She could n't understand why her heart persisted in pounding . There was n't the rustle of a leaf outside . The wind had died down with the falling night . It could n't be more than eleven o'clock . Her husband 's breathing was deep and regular . His perfect rest and the sense of strength in his warm body restored her poise . She felt the slender forms of her little girls in the trundle bed and tried to go back to sleep .