nearly one o'clock
Then she stopped laughing . Her face between the two tight sheaths of hair seemed to close and shrink to a thin sharp bud . It closed and opened again , it grew nearer and bigger , it bent forward and put out its mouth -LRB- for it had a mouth , this extraordinary flower -RRB- and kissed him . `` I sy , it 's nearly one o'clock , '' said she . `` You 've got to clear out of this . Come ! '' She rose ; she stood before him holding out her hands to help him to get up and go .