ten o’clock
To Mutimer , when he had explained his position , she told everything -- of her marriage in London nine years ago , her going with her husband to America , his desertion of her . Richard took her at once to the police-station . They would have to attend at the court next morning to swear an information . By ten o'clock Mutimer was at Waterloo , taking train for Wimbledon . At Rodman 's house he found darkness , but a little ringing brought Alice herself to the door . She thought it was her husband , and , on recognising Richard , all but dropped with fear ; only some ill news could explain his coming thus . With difficulty he induced her to go into a room out of the hall .