about two o'clock
_ do n't ! do n't ! It is -- she is -- Elizabeth -- '' Then she fled . That night , at about two o'clock , Mrs. Maitland entered her stepdaughter 's room . Nannie was dozing , but started up in her bed , her heart in her throat at the sight of the gaunt figure standing beside her . Blair 's mother had a candle in one hand , and the other was curved about it to protect the bending flame from the draught of the open door ; the light flickered up on her face , and Nannie was conscious of how deep the wrinkles were on her forehead and about her mouth . `` Nannie , tell me everything . ''