ten o'clock
They left the house together and walked on to the church . And the programme for the afternoon and evening was carried on according to the beautiful schemer 's arrangement . After the services were concluded they walked out to the suburban inn , where the simple-minded hostess willingly agreed to furnish tea for such a pious church-going brother and sister . And when they had had this tea , Mary Grey , to beguile the landlady , took her willing captive for a walk further out toward the country ; and then returning by a roundabout route , came to the vacant road-side cottage , where , as the September evening was very warm , they sat under the vine-clad porch until ten o'clock . Then they walked back to the town together . Craven Kyte took Mary Grey to the gate of her boarding-house , where , as the place was silent and deserted , they paused for a few last words . `` Mind , the first thing you do to-morrow morning will be to go and find the owner of the haunted house and rent it from him , '' said the widow .