eight o'clock
All the dreadful things came together yesterday . Tell me , what time is it , Adeline ? '' `` It 's a little past ten , Miss , '' Adeline said in a low voice that shook a little . `` On and off , I have been trying to wake you since eight o'clock . And there is a gentleman to see you in the sitting-room as soon as you have time -- two gentlemen , in fact . '' Beatrice asked no further questions , though she could see from Adeline 's manner that something out of the common had taken place . But Beatrice felt curiously strong and steady to-day .