ten minutes to six
That he was putting himself in a wrong position he allowed , but time and attention were requisite for such analysis : meanwhile Ethelberta was in trouble . On the one hand was she waiting hopefully for Sol ; on the other was Sol many miles on his way to town ; between them was himself . He ran with all his might towards Enckworth Park , mounted the lofty stone steps by the lodge , saw the dark bronze figures on the piers through the twilight , and then proceeded to thread the trees . Among these he struck a light for a moment : it was ten minutes to six . In another five minutes he was panting beneath the walls of her house . Enckworth Court was not unknown to Christopher , for he had frequently explored that spot in his Sandbourne days . He perceived now why she had selected that particular balcony for handing down directions ; it was the only one round the house that was low enough to be reached from the outside , the basement here being a little way sunk in the ground .