nine o'clock
She understands . But she 's off listening to silly love talk and does n't even care what happens to me . Burton , will you be good enough to spank Tootles if she does n't stop that screaming ? '' By nine o'clock that night every one was discussing the significant disappearance of Constance Fowler and the fraudulent husband of Mrs. Medcroft . Just as Mr. Odell-Carney was preparing to announce to the unfortunate wife that the couple had eloped in the most cowardly fashion , Miss Fowler herself appeared on the scene , dishevelled , mud-spattered , and hot , but with a look of firm determination in her face . She strode defiantly through the main hall , ignoring the curious gaze of the loungers , whisking the skirt of her habit with disdainful abandon as she passed on to the lift . A few moments later she burst in upon her sister , a very angry young person indeed .