eight o'clock
He was haunted by his picture of her sitting in that dismal house , a prisoner , waiting for him , and at last , at the end of the four days , he felt that he must , in some way or other see her . Then she herself proposed a way . `` To-morrow night -LRB- Friday -RRB- , '' she wrote , `` the aunts are going to a meeting . They wo n't return until after eight o'clock . During most of that time Martha will be in the kitchen cooking , and Jane -LRB- who is staying late that night -RRB- has promised to give me a signal . I could run out for quarter of an hour and meet you somewhere close by and risk getting back . Jane will be ready to let me in .