ten
o'clock
The old page of her Book of Life was closed forever . A new and better page was open wide . True to her plan , Catherine ended her journey at Rochester . She engaged a room at a second-rate hotel -- marvelling greatly at the meanness of the accommodations , the like of which she had never seen -- and , at ten o'clock of the morning , appeared at the Central Police Station . The bundle of papers in her hand indicated that she had read the latest lies and venom poured out on Gabriel 's defenseless head . The haughty , full-fed sergeant in charge of the station made some objections , at first , to letting her see Gabriel ; but the tone of her voice and the level look of her gray eye presently convinced him he was playing with fire , and he gave in . Summoning an officer , he bade the man conduct her .