one o'clock
My husband was a gambler '' -- she paused a second or two at Miss Danton 's violent start -- `` and got into his old habits of staying out very late at night , and often , when he had lost money , coming home moody and miserable . I had no influence over him to stop him . He had a friend , another gambler , and a very bad man , who drew him on . It was very dreary sitting alone night after night until twelve or one o'clock , and my only visitor was my cousin , the young man I told you of . He was in love , and clandestinely engaged to a young lady , whose family were wealthy and would not for a moment hear of the match . I was his only confidante , and he liked to come in evenings and talk to me of Helen . Sometimes , seeing me so lonely and low-spirited , he would stay with me within half an hour of Harry 's return ; but Heaven knows neither he nor I ever dreamed it could be wrong .