eight o’clock in the
evening
Thus he got admittance to Adela . She was shocked at the sight of him , could find no words , yet gave him her hand . He told her he wished to see his brother on very particular business . But Richard would not be back before eight o'clock in the evening , and it was impossible to say where he could be found . ` Arry would not tell Adela what brought him , only assured her that it had nothing to do with his own affairs . He would call again in the evening . Adela felt inhuman in allowing him to go out into the rain , but she could not risk giving displeasure to her husband by inviting ` Arry to stay .