Nine o'clock
By agreement with Mr. Aylett and his sister , he was , if all went prosperously , to revisit Ridgeley at the end of six weeks , when his design was to entreat his betrothed to name the wedding day . The prospect might well support him under the present trial . He bore Rosa 's badinage gallantly , tossing back sprightly and telling rejoinders that called forth the smiling applause of the auditors , and commanded her respectful recognition of him as a foeman worthy of her steel . `` Nine o'clock , '' said Winston , at length , consulting his watch , and pushing back his chair . `` The carriage will be at the door in fifteen minutes , Mr. Chilton . The road is heavy this morning , and the stage passes the village at ten . '' `` I shall be ready , '' responded Frederic .