nearly one o'clock
It was still six minutes of train time . `` I 'll write to Mr. Davis out in Blakeville this evening . He told me that my place would always be open to me . '' It was nearly one o'clock when he appeared at Nellie 's apartment . Rachel admitted him . He hung his hat and coat on the rack , deposited his cane in the corner , and sauntered coolly into the little sitting-room , the maid looking on in no little wonder and uneasiness . `` Where 's my wife ? ''