nine o'clock
Come to me early to-morrow at Mrs. Carbuncle 's house , No . -- , Hertford Street . '' And he did come , -- before Lizzie was up . Crabstick brought her mistress word that Mr. Greystock was in the parlour soon after nine o'clock . Lizzie again hurried on her clothes so that she might see her cousin , taking care as she did so that though her toilet might betray haste , it should not be other than charming . And as she dressed she endeavoured to come to some conclusion . Would it not be best for her that she should tell everything to her cousin , and throw herself upon his mercy , trusting to his ingenuity to extricate her from her difficulties ?