about 2 o'clock in the morning
She bolted the hall door and peeped into the drawing room . `` I heard Mr. Sheene go some hours ago '' she muttered `` and all the windows are bolted , so off I go to bed to rest my weary limbs . '' So the old woman went to her room , knocking at Gladys 's door as she went , to assure that she was going to bed , for Gladys who was highly nervous had insisted on this . Helen slept heavily till about 2 o'clock in the morning , when she was awakened by some strange sounds below . She sat up in bed and listened , the sounds continued and feeling frightened she called Marshland . But the old servant was asleep and for a little while the noises ceased . Helen thinking it was her fancy turned in her bed and fell into a doze .