about ten o'clock
But dinner had been late and they had lingered too long over it to make this excursion worth while . It had amused both Mary and Christabel to discover Black 's secret hope of being taken back-stage and introduced to the beautiful young star who was playing in the piece and taking her out to supper with them . He did n't know that Baldwin hated her with a perfect hatred and never got within speaking distance of her if he could help it . So , by way of making up to the western visitor for his disappointment they taxied up-town about ten o'clock to the brightest , loudest and most fantastically expensive of New York 's dancing restaurants . Once there , he took command of the party ; confidently addressed the head waiter by his first name and began `` opening wine '' with a lavish hand . He was flirting in what he conceived to be quite a desperate and depraved manner with Christabel , and what enhanced his pleasure in this entertainment was that he did it all right under the nose of the husband , who obviously did n't mind a bit . He would talk eloquently when he got home , with carefully selected corroborative details , about the wickedness of New York .