nine o'clock
By ten o'clock the actors were quite worn out . A little supper was served , and very soon afterward Laura made a move toward departing . She was wondering who would see her home , Landry , Jadwin , or Sheldon Corthell . The day had been sunshiny , warm even , but since nine o'clock the weather had changed for the worse , and by now a heavy rain was falling . Mrs. Cressler begged the two sisters and Mrs. Wessels to stay at her house over night , but Laura refused . Jadwin was suggesting to Cressler the appropriateness of having the coupe brought around to take the sisters home , when Corthell came up to Laura . `` I sent for a couple of hansoms long since , '' he said .