Eight o'clock
Lord Winter raised no objections . `` It was not very convenient , '' he said , but of course he `` must bow to necessity . '' I was in time to catch the mail train . Eight o'clock found me the next morning in London , and , without waiting for rest or refreshment , I started at once for Crown Anstey . It was only too true . I found my old home full of the wildest confusion ; women were weeping and wringing their hands -- the whole place was in disorder . I was shown into the library , and in a few minutes Coralie came to me .