eight o'clock
She regretted that she had not gone upstairs to see Alicia . Nor did it leave her until after she had reached the Inn , where for the time being the lively chatter of her companions served to drive it from her mind . One glaring result of Jane 's dinner party was the ignoring of the ten-thirty rule that night . It was eight o'clock when the congenial diners finished an elaborate dessert and strolled gaily out of the Inn . The beauty of the night induced the will to loiter . Some one proposed a walk into Chesterford and a visit to a moving-picture theatre . When they emerged from it it was half-past nine , thus necessitating a quick hike to the campus .