nearly two o'clock
As for the way , it was more difficult to make up my mind , but the first thing was to see how much money I had in my exchequer -- which happened to be a gold purse Sally had given me . I had n't spent much , and since coming over , dear old Stan had sent me another fifteen pounds , which he wrote was part of one night 's winnings at bridge -- unusual for him , if it 's true , as Vic thinks that he continually loses . Altogether , I had nearly thirty pounds in hand , which seemed a lot , only I did n't know at all how much it would cost for Vivace and me to reach Sally in Chicago ; and I could n't tell until I had got irrevocably away from Mrs. Ess Kay and The Moorings . By this time it was nearly two o'clock , and in a couple of hours it would be light . I must sneak out of the house with a dressing bag before any of the servants were stirring , and meanwhile I must pack up all my belongings except such things as Mrs. Ess Kay had given me -- so that I could write and have my boxes sent on by and by . As soon as I had realised that there was n't a minute to throw away , the worst was over , for I did n't stop to grizzle . I finished getting out of my bridesmaid 's dress in which I had danced so gaily a little while ago , dashed a thin frock , a dressing gown and a few others things into my fitted dressing bag -LRB- which was almost too heavy to carry , but not quite -RRB- , and then stuffed everything else , except a travelling frock , into the boxes that were stored in a huge wardrobe built into the wall .