about one
o'clock in the morning
She is pretty , Féodor -- pretty -- yes , very pretty . '' I drew a long breath . The unfortunate woman knew , no doubt , the serious charge against her husband , but never dreamed that Rasputin was the cause of that false accusation . Just before I ascended to my room to retire -- the hour being about one o'clock in the morning -- the telephone bell rang , and I answered it . One of the officials at the War Office was , I found , at the other end . `` His Excellency the Minister has an urgent message to transmit to the Father , '' said the voice . `` Very well , '' I said , stating who I was .