five o’clock in the morning
It filled her with uneasiness to find him harping on this string , but all that she could do , was to lead him quickly to some other subject , and to dismiss it from his brain . To caution him against their visitor , to show any fear or suspicion in reference to him , would only be , she feared , to increase that interest with which Barnaby regarded him , and to strengthen his desire to meet him once again . She hoped , by plunging into the crowd , to rid herself of her terrible pursuer , and then , by journeying to a distance and observing increased caution , if that were possible , to live again unknown , in secrecy and peace . They reached , in course of time , their halting-place within ten miles of London , and lay there for the night , after bargaining to be carried on for a trifle next day , in a light van which was returning empty , and was to start at five o'clock in the morning . The driver was punctual , the road good -- save for the dust , the weather being very hot and dry -- and at seven in the forenoon of Friday the second of June , one thousand seven hundred and eighty , they alighted at the foot of Westminster Bridge , bade their conductor farewell , and stood alone , together , on the scorching pavement . For the freshness which night sheds upon such busy thoroughfares had already departed , and the sun was shining with uncommon lustre . Uncertain where to go next , and bewildered by the crowd of people who were already astir , they sat down in one of the recesses on the bridge , to rest .