ten o'clock at night
Besides , the idea of a woman such as Mrs. Prockter marrying a man such as him was -LRB- he knew -RRB- preposterous . She belonged to a little world which called him `` Jimmy , '' whereas he belonged to a little world of his own . True , he was wealthy ; but she was not poor -- and no amount of money -LRB- he thought -RRB- could make a bridge to join those two worlds . Nevertheless , here she was , talking to him alone at ten o'clock at night -- and not for the first time , either ! Obviously , then , there was no nonsense about _ her _ , whatever nonsensical world she belonged to . She ran over with sympathy . Having no further fear of Helen making trouble in her own family , she had all her feelings at liberty to condone with James .