eight o’clock
But she did not shrink ; a man 's -- better still , a woman 's -- noblest courage throbbed in her . If need were , she too could stand forward in a worthy cause and speak the truth undauntedly . The cab was bearing her away . She looked at her watch in the moment of passing a street lamp and just saw that it was eight o'clock . The meeting would be full by this ; they would already be drawing ill conclusions from Mutimer 's absence Faster , faster ! Every moment lost increased the force of prejudice against him . She could scarcely have felt more zeal on behalf of the man whom her soul loved .