about nine in the evening
That was the end of him so far as he was concerned , said Andrew to himself . But alas ! you may wash your hands of a tornado , but supposing it retorts by blowing down your house ? It was about nine in the evening , and he sat by himself , severely scrutinizing the pleadings drawn up by his clerk for a forthcoming case , connected with so large a sum of money that it was a pleasure merely to read the imposing figures . The ladies were upstairs in the drawing-room . So long as Mrs. Dunbar was among them , he was not likely to show his face _ there _ . The door opened , and he turned , frowning at the interruption , and then sprang up with a troubled eye .