two o'clock in the morning
Though they had pretended to be disappointed at not being allowed to go to the theater , in reality they were all extremely tired and glad to rest . Dulcie in particular snuggled down on her pillow and was asleep even before Lilias turned off the electric light . The others were not long in following suit , and in a short time all were in the land of dreams . It was perhaps two o'clock in the morning when Lilias awoke in the darkness with a start . Her bed was shaking violently under her , as it had done once long ago , when Everard in his school-days had played a trick upon her . There was a loud rumbling noise , like the passing of a gigantic motor-lorry or a railway train , the jugs and basins were rattling , and a glass of water , placed on the edge of the table , fell to the ground with a smash . `` What is it ?