ten o'clock
To-day he several times waited upon passing guests , and laughed exultantly at the perfection he was attaining . Miss Fouracres seemed hardly less pleased , but when alone she still wore an anxious look , and occasionally heaved a sigh of trouble . Mr. Ruddiman , as usual , took an early supper , and soon after went up to his room . By ten o'clock the house was closed , and all through the night no sound disturbed the peace of the Pig and Whistle . The morrow passed without news of Mr. Fouracres . On the morning after , just as Mr. Ruddiman was finishing his breakfast , alone in the parlour , he heard a loud cry of distress from the front part of the inn . Rushing out to see what was the matter , he found Miss Fouracres in agitated talk with a man on horseback .