about one o'clock
But how am I to leave you alone , Marie ! '' But reflecting that it was better to leave her alone now in spite of her desperate state than to leave her without help later , he paid no attention to her groans , nor her angry exclamations , but rushed downstairs , hurrying all he could . First of all he went to Kirillov . It was by now about one o'clock in the night . Kirillov was standing in the middle of the room . `` Kirillov , my wife is in childbirth . '' `` How do you mean ? ''