about nine o'clock in the evening
But not alone . Tell him not to come alone . '' It was with these words ringing in his ears that Rupert was driven back to Dunmuir . Brian and his wife arrived about nine o'clock in the evening , as they had said in the letter which Mr. Colquhoun had received . Vivian , wrought up by this time to a high pitch of excitement , did not wait five minutes before pouring the whole of his story into Brian 's ear . Brian 's eyes flashed , his face looked stern as he listened to Kitty 's message . `` The hound ! ''