nine o’clock
She retired to rest with a sense of good fortune , with a quickened consciousness of possible felicities . `` It 's very nice to know two such charming people as those , '' she said , meaning by `` those '' her cousin and her cousin 's friend . It must be added moreover that an incident had occurred which might have seemed to put her good-humour to the test . Mr. Touchett went to bed at half-past nine o'clock , but his wife remained in the drawing-room with the other members of the party . She prolonged her vigil for something less than an hour , and then , rising , observed to Isabel that it was time they should bid the gentlemen good-night . Isabel had as yet no desire to go to bed ; the occasion wore , to her sense , a festive character , and feasts were not in the habit of terminating so early . So , without further thought , she replied , very simply -- `` Need I go , dear aunt ?