eight o'clock
-- As he raised his head to reply to a question of Mr. Benfield -- of `` how he knew he had gone , for the coach did not go until daylight ? '' Mrs. Wilson saw evident marks of tears . Such proofs of emotion in one like John Moseley gave her the satisfaction of knowing that if she had been deceived , it was by a concurrence of circumstances and a depth of hypocrisy almost exceeding belief : self-reproach added less than common , therefore , to the uneasiness of the moment . `` I saw the innkeeper , uncle , '' said John , `` who told me that Denbigh left there at eight o'clock in a post-chaise and four ; but I will go to London in the morning myself . '' This was no sooner said than it was corroborated by acts , for the young man immediately commenced his preparations for the journey . The family separated that evening with melancholy hearts ; and the host and his privy counsellor were closeted for half an hour ere they retired to their night 's repose . John took his leave of them , and left the lodge for the inn , with his man , in order to be ready for the mail .