ten o'clock
Maurice Kenyon had refused to let his sister go upon the stage unless she was always most carefully chaperoned . Mrs. Durant was always at hand whenever Ethel went to the Novelty Theatre . And Oliver knew exactly what to expect when he took up his position -- not for the first time -- at the narrow little stage-door . It was after ten o'clock , and the moon had risen in an almost cloudless sky . Even London looked beautiful beneath its light . Oliver cast a glance towards it and nodded as if in satisfaction . He did not care for the moon one jot ; but he held a theory that women , being more romantic , were more likely to say `` yes '' to a wooer than `` no , '' where they were wooed beneath a moonlit sky .