twenty minutes past one
You had better go to bed . ' Martyn went off , somewhat awed . Clarence was cold and shivering , and stood warming himself . He was going to wind up his watch , but his hand shook , and I did it for him , noting the hour -- twenty minutes past one . It appeared that Selina , on going upstairs , recollected that she had left her purse in Griff 's sitting-room before going to dress , and had gone in quest of it . She heard strange shouts and screams outside , and , going to one of the old windows , where the shutters were less unmanageable than elsewhere , she beheld a woman rushing towards the house pursued by at least a couple of men . Filled with terror she had called out , and nearly fainted in Griff 's arms .