ten o'clock
Jane traversed her room , half distracted and sleepless during most of the night . Towards morning she sat down to her desk , and finished a letter , which , together with one written a couple of days before , was despatched to me . My heart throbbed -- I was going to say with transport ; but I am at a loss to say whether anguish or delight was uppermost on reading these letters . She recalls every promise of eternal separation ; she consents to immediate marriage as the only wise expedient ; proposes ten o'clock _ this night _ to join our hands ; will conceal her purpose from her mother , and resigns to me the providing of suitable means . I was overwhelmed with surprise and -- shall I not say ? -- delight at this unexpected concession . An immediate and _ consenting _ answer was required .