seven o'clock
If Mr. Renshaw required anything more to convince him of the necessity of coming to some understanding with Rosey at once it would have been this last evidence of her father 's utterly dark and supremely inscrutable designs . He assented quickly , and Nott handed him a note . `` Ye 'll be partickler to give this inter her own hands , and wait for an answer , '' said Nott gravely . Resisting the proposition to enter then and there into an elaborate calculation of the value of his time and the expenses of the trip , Renshaw found himself at seven o'clock on the San Rafael boat . Brief as was the journey it gave him time to reflect upon his coming interview with Rosey . He had resolved to begin by confessing all ; the attempt of last night had released him from any sense of duty to Sleight . Besides , he did not doubt that Nott 's letter contained some reference to this affair only known to Nott 's dark and tortuous intelligence .