eleven p.m.
She had laughed at his prayers for a quiet half hour , tossing him instead , as she did to her parrot , now a few careless words , now a sugar plum . At present the season is waning , and a great dread has taken possession of him , lest she should slip away from him altogether , for Dame Rumour has given the widow of the American millionaire in marriage to more than one . The demon of unrest hath gat hold on him and every night ere going to one or other of the many distractions open to him , he paces the square opposite her windows to see who is admitted . More than once Col. Haughton and the man he most fears , Trevalyon , have alighted from the handsome dog-cart of the latter ; to-night as we know , he , with the madness of jealousy upon him , on seeing his hated rival enter at eleven p.m. , bribes a servant to admit him one hour later . Eve had not confided in him that Trevalyon had come only on a written invitation from herself couched in such terms as he could not refuse . And the woman beside him thought silently , seemingly oblivious of his presence . `` I fear I have no chance with him ; he is pre-occupied with her ; a man always is until he tires of one .