about one o'clock
`` I 'll try , '' said Gerald , `` but I do n't think I can do much , and he will never give in . '' The bell rang -- Lionel ran up -- she wished them good-bye , and drove home , happier than when last she parted there from Gerald , wondering what had happened in his journey with Edmund , and re-assured , by his free cordial tone . She took up a book and read all the way home . The next thing that was heard of Edmund was in a note to Mr. Lyddell , saying that he should come and spend one night at Oakworthy , on his way to Portsmouth ; that he hoped to arrive about one o'clock , and that he should bring Marian her aunt 's legacy of the jewels . This was communicated to her by Mrs. Lyddell , and she could not discover from whence he wrote ; she supposed from London , unless he was still detained in Devonshire . She looked forward greatly to his coming , as there was so much to hear about Gerald ; and she felt , as if she wanted something pleasant , very much indeed ; for , now that Lionel was gone , she found what a companion , interest , and occupation he had been , and missed him very much . The constraint with all the others , except Clara , was wearisome : and Clara , though never ceasing to talk , and very affectionately , was anything but a companion , while poor Caroline kept more than ever aloof , and had a flightiness of spirits -- a sort of gaiety of manner -- which , to Marian , seemed to be assumed .