eight o'clock in the evening
There , just before he fell asleep , again he had a feeling of relief at the knowledge that one at least in the family was to be rich this year . With a guilty sensation he shook off the thought , and within a few moments after that his harsh regular breathing was heard in the room . It was only a few days later that Edith arrived with her children . Roger met her at the train at eight o'clock in the evening . The fast mountain express of the summer had been taken off some time before , so Edith had had to be up at dawn and to change cars several times on the trip . `` She 'll be worn out , '' he thought as he waited . The train was late .