2 A.M.
He was thirty years old , and there was only one way for an English gentleman to live -- even if it must break the heart of a poor girl who had loved him devotedly , and for whom he had felt a steady and genuine affection . He passed a troubled night . Down at the hotel of Peter Bines was an intimation from Mrs. Wybert herself , bearing upon this same fortuity . When Uncle Peter reached there at 2 A.M. , he found in his box a small scented envelope which he opened with wonder . Two enclosures fell out . One was a clipping from an evening paper , announcing the birth of twin sons to Lord Casselthorpe . The other was the card he had left with Mrs. Wybert on the day of his call ; his name on one side , announcing him ; on the other the words he had written : `` Sell Consolidated Copper all you can until it goes down to 65 .