about nine o'clock
He had written several times to his grandmother and once to Jerrie , but had made no mention of the diamonds , while in her letters to him Mrs. Crawford had refrained from telling him what some of the people were saying , and the construction they were putting upon his absence . Jerrie had not yet written to him , but , ` I shall to-morrow , ' she said , ` and tell him to hurry home , for I need him now , if ever . ' Jerrie was very tired when she went at last to bed , but the dreamless sleep which came upon her , and which lasted until a late hour in the morning , did her good , and probably saved her from a relapse , which might have proved fatal . Still she was very pale and weak when she went down stairs about nine o'clock and found Tom waiting for her . He had been up since sunrise , strolling through the park , with a troubled , sorry look on his face for he was extremely sorry for himself , though very glad for Jerrie , whose sworn ally he was and would be to the end . In a way he had tried to comfort his mother by telling her that neither his uncle nor Jerrie would be unjust to her , if she 'd only behave herself , and treat the latter as she ought , and not keep up such a high and mighty and injured air , as if Jerrie had done something wrong in finding out who she was . But Dolly would not be comforted , and her face wore a sullen , defiant expression , as she moved about the handsome house where she had queened it so long that she really looked upon it as her own , resenting bitterly the thought that another was to be mistress there .