ten o'clock
She set Peter 's tea-table with unusual care ; she made him the cream-cakes that he liked so well , and saw that every thing was bright and comfortable , and in accord with his peculiar fancies . But Peter did not come home to tea , and after waiting an hour , she put the service away . It had become a very common disappointment . Peter said something in a general way about business , but Margaret was well aware , that when he did not come home until ten o'clock , he had taken tea with the Torrs , and spent the evening with Suneva . This night she had a very heavy heart . Three times within the past week Peter had been late . Things were evidently coming to a crisis , and she felt the necessity of prompt movement in her own interests .