two o'clock
Noon saw a big change in the cabin . Little Marie 's temperature was falling rapidly . Breuil and his wife were happy . After dinner Josephine explained again how they were to give the medicine she was leaving , and at two o'clock they left on their return journey to Adare House . The sun had disappeared hours before . Gray banks of cloud filled the sky , and it had grown much colder . `` We will reach home only a little before dark , '' said Philip .