seven o'clock
No ; she dared not let Lady Wolfer know that this man would be waiting for her . Few women in the position of the countess could resist such a note as this , such an appeal from the man who , she thought , loved her . But if she did not take the note to the countess , what was she to do ? Sir Archie would be , then , in the library at seven o'clock ; he would ask for the countess ; she would go to him , and -- Nell shuddered , and walked up and down . If there were any one to whom she could go for advice ! But there was no one . At all costs , the truth must be kept from the earl ; his wife must be saved .