one o'clock before
I only want my darling ; not the Congreve emeralds , only my Belmont , my darling . '' Something that in any other man would have been a groan , came from the lawyer 's granite lips , and Regina , who shivered at his presence , looked up , and said hastily : `` Please go away , Mr. Palma ; the sight of you will make her worse . '' He only folded his arms over his chest , sighed , and sat down , keeping his eyes fixed on Olga . It was one o'clock before she ceased her passionate pleading for protection from those whom she believed intent upon sacrificing her , and then turning her face to the wail she became silent , only occasionally muttering rapid indistinct sentences . For some time Mr. Palma sat with his elbow on his knee , and his head resting on his hand , and even in that hour of deep anxiety and dread , Regina realized that she was completely forgotten ; that he had neither looked at nor spoken to her . Nearly a half-hour passed thus , and his gaze had never wandered from the restless sufferer on the bed , when Regina rose and renewed the cold cloths on her forehead . She counted the pulse , and while she still sat on the edge of the bed , Olga half rose , threw herself forward with her head in Regina 's lap , and one arm clasped around her .