eight o'clock
Yes , whatever strain were put on this band , it would surely recover -- recover , that is , if it were dealt with as she , Anna , would deal with such a piece of work . It would have to be damped and stretched out on a piece of oiled silk , and each point fastened down with a pin . Then an almost cold iron would have to be passed over it , with a piece of clean flannel in between ... At eight o'clock the same evening , Mr. Reynolds and Mr. Hayley were eating a hasty meal in the Trellis House . James Hayley had been compelled to stay on till the last train back to town , for on him the untoward events of the day had entailed a good deal of trouble . He had had to put off his cousin 's tenants , find lodgings for their two servants , and arrange quarters for the policeman who , pending inquiries , was guarding the contents of Anna 's bedroom . A charwoman had been found with the help of Mrs. Haworth .