five o'clock in the afternoon
All the anxieties for which he had scolded his cousin possessed him , only sharpened tenfold ; he was in torture , and he was helpless . However , when at last he emerged from his solitude , and took a hansom to the Chudleigh estate office in Spring Gardens , he resolutely shook off the thoughts which had been weighing upon him . He took his usual interest in his work , and did it with his usual capacity . * * * * * Towards five o'clock in the afternoon , Delafield found himself in Cureton Street . As he turned down Heribert Street he saw a cab in front of him . It stopped at Miss Le Breton 's door , and Warkworth jumped out . The door was quickly opened to him , and he went in without having turned his eyes towards the man at the far corner of the street .