ten
o'clock
The bitterness was past . The shock had left her a bit weak and helpless but she no longer thought of the human need of Betty . She went home and sat down before the fire in the library and waited for light . At ten o'clock she came to a conclusion . Truedale must decide this thing for himself ! It was , after all , his great opportunity . She could not , with honour and self-respect , throw herself upon him and so complicate the misunderstanding .