About six o'clock
And he permitted himself to be edged out to the door-step by Williams , who took an early opportunity of saying he was wanted and of shutting the door hastily on that unwelcome visitor . All that afternoon Williams surveyed callers doubtfully from a side window before opening the door . Had Mr. Forde again appeared , he would have put up the chain , and parleyed with him like a beleaguered city to the opposing force . About six o'clock Lord Darsham came rattling up in a hansom . He had telegraphed back a reply to Dolly , and followed that reply as fast as an express train could bring him . She ran downstairs , thankful for his arrival , and after years , long , long years , the Vicar of Dassell 's little girl and Charley Trebasson , Leonora 's first lover , met again . `` I should have known you anywhere , '' he said , after the first words of greeting and exclamations of pity and horror were uttered .