six o'clock
The dew was dripping , while the first strong rays of light fell on a world in which Elnora worshipped . When the basket was filled to overflowing , she set it in the stout pasteboard box , packed it solid with mosses , tied it firmly and slipped under the cord a note she had written the previous night . Then she took a short cut across the woods and walked swiftly to Onabasha . It was after six o'clock , but all of the city she wished to avoid were asleep . She had no trouble in finding a small boy out , and she stood at a distance waiting while he rang Dr. Ammon 's bell and delivered the package for Philip to a maid , with the note which was to be given him at once . On the way home through the woods passing some baited trees she collected the captive moths . She entered the kitchen with them so naturally that Mrs. Comstock made no comment .