ten o'clock
Then , lifting up her hands appealingly , she faltered out : `` I only said that I -- Oh , Ruth ! -- I am so wretched ! '' and sank back on the lounge in an agony of tears . At ten o'clock that same night Jack went to the station to meet Garry . He and Ruth had talked over the strange scene -- unaccountable to both of them -- and had determined that Jack should see Garry at once . `` I must help him , Ruth , no matter at what cost . Garry has been my friend for years ; he has been taken up with his work , and so have I , and we have drifted apart a little , but I shall never forget him for his kindness to me when I first came to New York .