Eight
o'clock
At eight o'clock , Theodore went in , with two hundred dollars in his pocket -- all the money he possessed ; -- and at ten o'clock , came out penniless . Lonely and long was the afternoon to the young bride , giving opportunity to many thoughts of a sober , and even saddening nature . Evening came at last , and then night with its deeper gloom . Eight o'clock arrived , and nine , but her husband did not return . And then the minutes slowly passed , until the clock struck ten . `` O , where can he be ! '' Constance ejaculated , rising to her feet , and beginning to pace the room to and fro , pausing every moment to listen to the sound of passing footsteps .