One o’clock
`` For a what ? '' said Ansell , his thoughts far away . `` This man I am telling you about , who gave me a lift towards Andover , who said I was a blot on God 's earth . '' One o'clock struck . It was strange that neither of them had had any summons from the house . `` He said I ought to be ashamed of myself . He said , ` I 'll not be the means of bringing shame to an honest gentleman and lady . '