ten
o'clock
She had already found out by experience , that a hot application of blankets was the best remedy for a young cold . A low murmur , as of conversation , came from the adjoining room . Then she remembered that Mr. Wilkeson was there when she had come to bed . She said to herself : `` It can not be late ; for he never stops after ten o'clock . '' Then she began to think of some matters which had recently perplexed and distressed her greatly . But she was so sleepy , that the thoughts came into her little head confusedly , and , several times , merged into dreams , and then came out again . The low murmur of the talk outside , like the distant hum of a waterfall or a mill , was sedative .