about four o'clock
He would never have thought of it himself ; yet now he saw clearly that it was a wonderful notion -- nothing could be better . Joanna was valiant for notions ... . Alce had had one glass of champagne . At about four o'clock , Joanna dashed into the circle round the bride , and took Ellen away upstairs , to put on her travelling dress of saxe-blue satin -- the last humiliation she would have to endure from Ansdore . The honeymoon was being spent at Canterbury , cautiously chosen by Arthur as a place he 'd been to once and so knew the lie of a bit . Ellen had wanted to go to Wales , or to the Lakes , but Joanna had sternly forbidden such outrageous pinings -- `` Arthur 's got two cows calving next week -- what are you thinking of , Ellen Godden ? '' The bridal couple drove away amidst much hilarity , inspired by the unaccustomed champagne and expressed in rice and confetti .