one o'clock
Let her do what she would , Nina must be her niece , and therefore she would yet make a struggle . On this occasion Madame Zamenoy walked on foot , thinking that her carriage and horses might be too conspicuous at the arched gate in the little square . The carriage did not often make its way over the bridge into the Kleinseite , being used chiefly among the suburbs of the New Town , where it was now well known and quickly recognised ; and she did not think that this was a good opportunity for breaking into new ground with her equipage . She summoned Lotta to attend her , and after her one o'clock dinner took her umbrella in her hand and went forth . She was a stout woman , probably not more than forty-five years of age , but a little heavy , perhaps from too much indulgence with her carriage . She walked slowly , therefore ; and Lotta , who was nimble of foot and quick in all her ways , thanked her stars that it did not suit her mistress to walk often through the city . `` How very long the bridge is , Lotta ! ''