four o'clock
There was no reason why she should not go at once , that very day . And the knowledge that she could thus peremptorily decide her life was in itself a pleasure which she would not have dispensed with . There were difficulties in the way of clothes , she wanted some summer dresses . It would be difficult to get all she wanted before four o'clock . She would have to get the things ready made , others she could have sent after her . Muslins , trimmings , hats , stockings , shoes , and sunshades occupied Mildred all the morning , and she only just got to the Gare de Lyons in time to catch the four o'clock train . Elsie 's letter gave explicit directions , she was not to go to Fontainebleau , she was to book to Melun , that was the nearest station , there she would find an omnibus waiting , which would take her to Barbizon , or , if she did not mind the expense , she could take a fly which would be pleasanter and quicker .