two o'clock
The sooner I go the sooner you 'll rest . Just forget what happened and think how fine a surprise you 're to give your brother to-morrow . '' With that she slipped out and softly shut the door . As Madeline laid her watch on the bureau she noticed that the time was past two o'clock . It seemed long since she had gotten off the train . When she had turned out the lamp and crept wearily into bed she knew what it was to be utterly spent . She was too tired to move a finger .