ten o'clock
Dyce was still disinclined for talk ; Constance , on the other hand , fell into a cheerful vein of chat , and seemed not at all to notice her companion 's lack of amiability . `` I shall go by the 8.27 , '' said Dyce , abruptly , towards the end of the meal . `` Yes , that 's your best train . You 'll be at Alverholme before ten o'clock . '' After dinner , they sat together for scarcely a quarter of an hour , Constance talking of politics . Dyce absolutely silent . Then Miss Bride rose , and offered her hand .