‘And it was about the space of three hours after, when his wife, not knowing what was done, came in.'
Some time later (‘three hours' could mean anything from a little over an hour upwards for a part of an hour would count as an hour) his wife ‘came in', probably to the porticoes of the Temple, totally unsuspecting of what had happened. It is probable that all felt embarrassed and that no one had the courage to say anything, for they must have been apprehensive as to what would happen next. All were seemingly agreed that it must be left in Peter's hands. That was the easiest and the best way. It may be a significant indication of the couple's lack of true connection with the community that she had no best friend to warn her.