about eight o'clock
He gave her hand a quick , firm pressure and left the store , not even glancing at Hortense , who gazed at him with wonderment . He hailed a hack and was driven to the hotel . He found Sir Stuart and told him that he had found his supposed granddaughter , but that he must wait until he returned from Boston with the papers , that his wife 's feelings must be respected , and that the document could only be opened and read by the person who had been known to her as Lindy Putnam . Quincy reached Mt. Vernon Street about eight o'clock that evening . His wife and aunt listened eagerly to the graphic recital of his search . He pictured the somewhat sensational episode in the boudoir in the most expressive language , and Alice remarked that Quincy was fast gathering the materials for a most exciting romance ; while Aunt Ella declared that the disclosure of the dual personality of Linda and Celeste would form a most striking theatrical tableau . Aunt Ella informed him that she had been requested by Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel Adams Sawyer to extend an invitation to Miss Bruce Douglas to dine with them on any day that might be convenient for her .