ten o'clock
He insisted on accompanying her to the Eliotts ' door . `` Not a nice evening for turning out , '' said he as he opened his umbrella and held it over her . `` Not at all , '' said she significantly . At ten o'clock he came to fetch her in a cab . Now , the cab , the escort , and the sheltering umbrella somewhat diminished the grievance of her enforced withdrawal from her home . And Majendie 's manner did still more to take the wind out of the proud sails of her tragic adventure . But Anne herself was a sufficiently pathetic figure as she appeared under his umbrella , descending from the Eliotts ' doorstep , with delicate slippered feet , gathering her skirts high from the bounding rain , and carrying in her hands the boots she had not waited to put on .