ten o'clock
And so once again he changed his identity from John Maltwood , busy man of business , to Walter Fetherston , novelist and traveller . The seriousness of what was in progress was now plain to him . He had long been filled with strong suspicions , and these suspicions had been confirmed both by Enid 's statements and his own observations ; therefore he was already alert and watchful . At ten o'clock he went to his gloomy chambers for an hour , and then strolled forth to the Vauxhall Bridge Road , and remained vigilant outside the doctor 's house until nearly two . He noted those who came and went -- two men who called before midnight , and were evidently foreigners . They came separately , remained about half an hour , and then Weirmarsh himself let them out , shaking hands with them effusively . Suddenly a taxicab drove up , and from it Sir Hugh , in black overcoat and opera hat , stepped out and was at once admitted , the taxi driving off .