Ten o'clock
Maggie said : `` I hope you are not angry ; I hope we shall remain friends . '' Frank replied : `` I hope so , '' and again the conversation paused . The General denounced Gladstone , and praised his wife 's sculpture . Ten o'clock ! Angel was lifted out of his basket . If Maggie had been Helen and Southwick Troy , he would not be kept waiting ; the dogs had to be taken out ; Willy came to fetch Maggie ; hands were tendered , lips said good-bye , and , with a sense of parting , they parted . Feeling adrift and strangely alone , he walked to his lodging .