six o’clock
To loose the bands of decency altogether like this , really ! '' etc. , etc. . But here is what had happened . Early in the morning , something after six o'clock , a poor piteous-looking old woman came hurriedly to the door of Maria Alexandrovna 's house , and begged the maid to wake Miss Zina up as quickly , as possible , -- _ only _ Miss Zina , and very quietly , so that her mother should not hear of it , if possible . Zina , pale and miserable , ran out to the old woman immediately . The latter fell at Zina 's feet and kissed them and begged her with tears to come with her at once to see poor Vaísia , her son , who had been so bad , _ so _ bad all night that she did not think he could live another day . The old woman told Zina that Vaísia had sent to beg her to come and bid him farewell in this his death hour : he conjured her to come by all the blessed angels , and by all their past -- otherwise he must die in despair .