eleven o'clock
At one moment he regretted having taken lodgings in Gower Place ; at another he determined to make use of his advantage , and play the spy upon Eve 's movements without scruple . The interest she had hitherto excited in him was faint indeed compared with emotions such as this first glimpse of her had kindled and fanned . A sense of peril warned him to hold aloof ; tumult of his senses rendered the warning useless . At eleven o'clock he was sitting by his bedroom window , in darkness , watching the house across the way . It was just upon midnight when Eve returned . She came at a quick walk , and alone ; the light of the street-lamps showed her figure distinctly enough to leave the watcher in no doubt . A latchkey admitted her to the house .