ten o'clock
Had I known that I was taking lodgings in a church I would n't have come . ' She felt dreadfully humiliated , and nothing was really present in her mind but a desire to conciliate Mr. Lennox . ` It is n't my fault , sir . I really do n't mind ; but my mother-in-law and my husband wo n't have people coming into the house after ten o'clock . ' Mr. Lennox 's face showed that his heart had softened towards her , and when she mentioned that her husband was lying ill in bed , turning round to his company , he said : ` I think we are making too much noise ; we should n't like it ourselves if -- ' But just at that moment , when all was about to end pleasantly , Mrs. Ede was heard at the top of the stairs . ` I 'm a Christian woman , and will not remain in a house where drinking and women -- ' This speech changed everything . Mr. Lennox 's eyes flashed passion , and he made a movement as if he were going to shout an answer back to Mrs. Ede , but checking himself , he said , addressing Kate , ` I beg that you leave my rooms , ma'am .