nearly
two o’clock
Apart from the fact that his memory had always been surprisingly good , he had at that time professed the most unbounded admiration for her , and she remembered with a smile his quaint devotion , his fantastic courtesy , and his gnome-like attempts at grace . She folded the note , to wait for the address which she could not ascertain until the morning . She could do nothing more . It was nearly two o'clock and there was evidently nothing to be done but to sleep . As she laid her head upon the pillow a few minutes later she was amazed at her own calm . Strong natures , in great tests , often surprise themselves far more than they surprise others . Others see the results , always simpler in proportion as they are greater .