about four o'clock
The golden round of the moon spreading wide reflections on the road , seemed to his excited mind like a magic ring environing him , drawing him in , pointing him out as the one criminal for whom all the world was seeking . He had no idea of the time , -- his watch had stopped . He began to count up hours . He remembered that when he had gone to see Angela , it was about four o'clock . He had known perfectly well that she was alone , for he had seen the Cardinal drive past him in the streets on the way to the Vatican , and he had heard at his `` Cercolo '' or club , that Prince Sovrani had gone out of Rome for a few hours . And , thus informed , he had timed his visit to Angela well . Then , had he meant to kill her ?