eight
o'clock
If he knew how she had fallen , would that be likely to bring him nearer to her ? She had lost both things , that was all . She rose early , in the murky cold of the winter morning . When , at eight o'clock , she knocked as usual at her grandfather 's door his answer made her tremble . ` I shall be down in a few minutes , Jane ; I 'll have breakfast with you . ' It was long since he had risen at this hour . His voice sounded less like that of an old man , and , in spite of his calling her by her name , she felt the tone to be severe .