evening about 10 o'clock
A gentle breeze began to stir the trees and fan the brows of the lovers as they slowly walked along the paths of love , and the moon looking down from her home in the heavens , smiled on the pair and wished them joy . As the time drew on Lord Beaufort began to make preparations for his marriage with Gladys . He had at first thought it would be nice if Lawrence and Helen could be married on the same day , but that was found to be quite impossible as Lawrence wished to visit his home first , he had also plenty of other things to attend to before he could be married . One evening about 10 o'clock , Gladys was seated in her bedroom enjoying a few minutes quiet before going to bed . Her maid had already done her hair and she had changed her evening dress for a warm and comfortable dressing gown . Her room presented rather an untidy appearance as the dress maker had been there that day to bring her wedding dress which now lies in a snowy pile at the foot of the bed . As Gladys sat still by the fire a knock sounded at the door .