About eight o’clock
` You wo n't catch Dick Mutimer sidin ' with Roodhouse , ' remarked Daniel with a wink . ` That 's an old story , eh , Tom ? ' Thus the talk went on , and the sale of beverages kept pace with it . About eight o'clock the barmaid informed Daniel that Mrs. Clay wished to see him . Kate had entered the house by the private door , and was sitting in the bar-parlour . Daniel went to her at once . She was more slovenly in appearance than ever , and showed all the signs of extreme poverty .