ten o’clock before
By eight o'clock next morning he was back in Brixton , standing just where he could see the house which Rodman had entered , without himself attracting attention . Every rag on his back was soaked ; he had not eaten a mouthful for thirty hours . After such a run of bad luck perhaps something was about to turn up . But it was ten o'clock before Rodman left home . ` Arry had no feeling left in any particle of his body . Still here at length was the opportunity of seeing Alice . He waited till Rodman was out of sight , then went to the door and knocked .