nearly
one o'clock
It was the night of the opera . That was the night I first met Mr. Jadwin . '' `` It was the night of the Helmick failure , '' said Page , seriously , `` and the office buildings were all lit up . See , '' she added , as they drove up to the house , `` there 's a light in the library , and it must be nearly one o'clock . Mr. Jadwin is up yet . '' Laura fell suddenly silent . When was it all going to end , and how ?