About three o'clock in the afternoon
But she desired Frederick to take Verner 's Pride in his road when driving away with his bride , that she might say her last farewell to him and Sibylla , neither of whom she might ever see again . Oh , she 'd see them again fast enough , was Fred 's response ; they should not be away more than a year . But he complied with her request , and brought Sibylla . About three o'clock in the afternoon , the ceremony and the breakfast over , the carriage , with its four horses , clattered on to the terrace , and Fred handed Sibylla out of it . Lionel was crossing the hall at the moment of their entrance ; his horse had just been brought round for him . To say he was surprised at seeing them there would not be saying enough ; he had known nothing of the intended call . They met face to face .