night, about a quarter to nine
There Beryl was always in good spirits . The London atmosphere seemed to hold poison . Even Bourget 's spell was lessened in this city of darkness and strange inexplicable perturbations . That night , about a quarter to nine when Lady Sellingworth had just finished her solitary dinner and gone up to the drawing-room , a footman came in and said : `` Will you see Miss Van Tuyn , my lady ? She has called and is in the hall . She begs you to see her for a moment . '' Two spots of red appeared in Lady Sellingworth 's white cheeks .