ten o'clock
Various little commissions were given her , errands to do for the two sisters she was to leave behind . Maren wanted some buttons , and `` I 'll give you one for a pattern ; I 'll put it in your purse , '' she said to Karen , `` and then when you open your purse you 'll be sure to remember it . '' -LRB- That little button , of a peculiar pattern , was found in Wagner 's possession afterward . -RRB- They sat up till ten o'clock , talking together . The night was bright and calm ; it was a comfort to miss the bitter winds that had raved about the little dwelling all the long , rough winter . Already it was spring ; this calm was the first token of its coming . It was the 5th of March ; in a few weeks the weather would soften , the grass grow green , and Anethe would see the first flowers in this strange country , so far from her home where she had left father and mother , kith and kin , for love of Ivan .