nine o'clock in the morning
It promised to be stupendous , did the case of Witt _ v _ . Parfitts . It promised to be one of those cases that alone make life worth living , that alone compensate for the horrors of climate , in England . And then the day of hearing arrived , and the afternoon papers which appear at nine o'clock in the morning announced that Henry Leek -LRB- or Priam Farll , according to your wish -RRB- and his wife -LRB- or his female companion and willing victim -RRB- had returned to Werter Road . And England held its breath ; and even Scotland paused , expectant ; and Ireland stirred in its Celtic dream . _ Mention of Two Moles _ The theatre in which the emotional drama of Witt Parfitts was to be played , lacked the usual characteristics of a modern place of entertainment . It was far too high for its width and breadth ; it was badly illuminated ; it was draughty in winter and stuffy in summer , being completely deprived of ventilation .