nine o'clock
Why do anything ? '' She thought he would not go to Josephine but would hide in his club and drink . But she was mistaken . Toward nine o'clock he , in evening dress , with the expression of a horse in a treadmill , rang the bell of Josephine 's house and passed in at the big bronze doors . The butler must have particularly admired the way he tossed aside his coat and hat . As soon as he was in the presence of his fiancee he saw that she was again in the throes of some violent agitation . She began at once : `` I 've just had the most frightful scene with father , '' she said .