nearly one o'clock
The girl 's eyes , during this time , never left the door of the cottage . The path to the bridge passed her scarcely five yards distant . Therefore , as Hezekiah Cragg had not appeared , he was doubtless sleeping the sleep of the just -- or the unjust , for all sorts and conditions of men indulge in sleep . Josie waited until nearly one o'clock . Then she went home , let herself in by a side door to which she had taken the key , and in a few minutes was as sound asleep as Old Swallowtail ought to be . For three nights in succession the girl maintained this vigil , with no result whatever . It was wearisome work and she began to tire of it .