ten o'clock
One unworthy of Mary 's swanlike grace . Unfit to receive Orson J. Hubbell 's generous fees . Late one evening , during the mid-week after-dinner dance , Goré appeared suddenly in the doorway . It was ten o'clock . The Hubbells were dallying with their after-dinner coffee at one of the small tables about the dance floor . Mary , keen-eyed , saw him first . She beckoned Mazzetti who stood in attendance beside Mrs. Hubbell 's chair .