one o'clock
The flush of excitement waning , manlike soon had he wearied of the game -- she thought : to her mind , in distorted retrospect , his attitude when leaving her at dawn had been insincere , contemptuous , that of a man relieved to be rid of her , relieved to be able to get away in unquestioned possession of his treasure . True , the suggestion that they lunch together at Eugene 's had been his ... . But he had forgotten the engagement , if ever he had meant to keep it , if the notion had been more than a whim of the moment with him . And O'Hagan had told her by telephone that Maitland had left his rooms at one o'clock -- in ample time to meet her at the restaurant ... . No , he had never intended to come ; he had wearied ; yet , patient with her , true to the ethics of a gentleman , he had been content to let her go , rather than to send a detective to take his place ... . And this was something , by the way , to cause her to revise her theory as to the manner in which Anisty had managed to steal the jewels . If Maitland had gone abroad at one , and without intending to keep his engagement at Eugene 's , then he must have been despoiled before that hour , and without his knowledge .