one
     o'clock
Would it not be splendid , he asked himself , now that his past life lay there in a charred heap , to enter with his new life into the life of this woman -- nay , to win her away from Ingram ? He took his letters . There were three of them , and they read as follows : `` My Dear Morgan : -- This is to let you know I shall be in town to-morrow . I want you to come and meet me at Victoria at one o'clock and we shall lunch together before I go on to my hotel . My chief business is to see friend Medhurst about my eyes . I fear my present reading-glasses no longer suit me . By the way , I 've some splendid ideas for you to work out .