ten o’clock
She said after a silence : ` I have no other friend in London ; and if it were only on account of her kindness to me , I owe her a visit . ' ` All right , do n't talk about it any more ; I 'm thinking of something . ' The evening wore on . At ten o'clock the servant brought up a jug of beer , which she fetched for Mutimer every night ; he said he could not sleep without this sedative . It was always the sign for Adela to go to bed . She visited Stella in the morning , and found her still suffering . They talked for an hour , then it was time for Adela to hasten homewards , in order to have dinner ready by half-past one .