ten o'clock
The beggar can never forget his past joys in contemplating the present or hoping for the future , but it must ever remain a source of never-failing regret and the fountain of unhealable wounds . The Past ! -- but no more of it , as we write the recollection of past happiness and prosperity , of past follies and errors rise up with vividness , and though it is never forgotten , burns with a brighter light than before . Several days after his conversation with Harry , Alfred received a message from Dr. Humphries requesting him to meet that gentleman at ten o'clock the same morning at his residence . Accordingly , at the appointed hour , he presented himself to the Doctor , by whom he was received with great cordiality and kindness . `` I have sent for you , Mr. Wentworth , '' began the doctor , as soon as Alfred was seated , `` to speak with you on a subject which interests you as well as myself . As you are aware , I promised your wife when she was dying that your remaining child should never want a home while I lived .