two o'clock
Yet there was , I felt sure , some strong reason if young Mrs. Courtenay remained the night with her friends , the Hennikers . Trains run to Kew after the theatres , but she had possibly missed the last , and had been induced by her friends to remain the night with them in town . Yet the whole of the tragic affair was certainly very extraordinary . It was Short 's duty to rise at two o'clock each morning and go to his master 's room to ascertain if the invalid wanted anything . Generally , however , the old gentleman slept well , hence there had been no necessity for a night nurse . When I entered the cab , and the man having taken a seat beside me , we had set out on our long night drive to Kew , I endeavoured to obtain more details regarding the Courtenay _ ménage _ . In an ordinary way I could scarcely have questioned a servant regarding his master and mistress , but on this drive I saw an occasion to obtain knowledge , and seized it .