two in the morning
From a glimpse of the interior Nella saw that they had spent the voyage in card-playing . It would not be too much to say that she was distinctly annoyed . She pretended to be annoyed with circumstances , but really she was annoyed with Nella Racksole . At two in the morning , without luggage , without any companionship , and without a plan of campaign , she found herself in a strange foreign port -- a port of evil repute , possessing some of the worst-managed hotels in Europe . She strolled on the quay for a few minutes , and then she saw the smoke of another steamer in the offing . She inquired from an official what that steamer might be , and was told that it was the eight o'clock from Dover , which had broken down , put into Calais for some slight necessary repairs , and was arriving at its destination nearly four hours late . Her mercurial spirits rose again .