ten o'clock at night
She was slim enough to dispense with tight corsets , and tall enough to wear low-heeled shoes , nor did she need to pinch her toes in order to gain the semblance of small feet . After her went Robinson , keyed to exultation by this outcome of his watchfulness . She was going to The Hollies , of course . The road led to Knoleworth , and no young woman of her age in the village would dream of taking a lonely walk in the country at ten o'clock at night . For a man of his height and somewhat ponderous build , the policeman followed with real stealth . Thus , when she turned in at the gate , he was there by the time she had reached the front door . He heard her pull the bell .