nine o'clock
Hilliard repelled the suggestion with strong distaste . On no account would he seek his friend 's help in such a matter . And Eve said no more of it . On her return journey to Dudley , between eight and nine o'clock , she looked cold and spiritless . Her eyelids dropped wearily as she sat in the corner of the carriage with some papers on her lap , which Hilliard had given her . Rain had ceased , and the weather seemed turning to frost . From Dudley station she had a walk of nearly half an hour , to the top of Kate 's Hill .