ten o'clock
Victor Dorn could not judge . He hoped for the best ; he was prepared for the worst . The better to think out the various problems of the new situation , complicated by his apparent debt of gratitude to Davy , Victor went forth into the woods very early the next morning . He wandered far , but ten o'clock found him walking in the path in the strip of woods near the high road along the upper side of the park . And when Jane Hastings appeared , he was standing looking in the direction from which she would have to come . It was significant of her state of mind that she had given small attention to her dress that morning . Nor was she looking her best in expression or in color .