nine o’clock
Lady Drummond controlled herself , and for the sake both of the sobbing princess and of her own shuddering daughter said that this terrible vision came of the fatigue of the day , and the exhaustion and excitement that had followed . She also knew that on poor Eleanor that fearful Eastern 's Eve had left an indelible impression , recurring in any state of weakness or fever . She scarcely marvelled at the strange and frightful fancies , except that she believed enough in second-sight to be concerned at the mention of the shroud enfolding the young Beauchamp , who bore the fanciful title of the King of the Isle of Wight . For the present , however , she applied herself to the comforting of Eleanor with tender words and murmured prayers , and never left her till she had slept and wakened again , her full self , upon Jean coming up to bed at nine o'clock -- a very late hour -- escorted by sundry of the ladies to inquire for the patient . Jean was still excited , but she was , with all her faults , very fond of her sister , and obeyed Lady Drummond in being as quiet as possible . She seemed to take it as a matter of course that Elleen should have her strange whims . ` Mother used to beat her for them , ' she said , ` but Nurse Ankaret said that made her worse , and we kept them secret as much as we could .