about seven o'clock
` That is the very question Mamma has been asking , ' said Elizabeth ; ` and I have been promising to depart , as soon as I can make my escape ; so good night , Uncle Edward -- good night , ' said she , giving her hand to her uncle and to Mrs. Bouverie with almost equal cordiality . ` Good night , Lizzie , get you gone , ' said Sir Edward ; ` and if you can carry off my girl with you , I shall be all the better pleased . ' Elizabeth succeeded in touching Anne 's arm ; and the two cousins flitted away together , and soon forgot the various delights and annoyances of the day in sleep . The next morning was gloomy and rainy , as Elizabeth informed Anne at about seven o'clock ; ` and I am not sorry for it , ' said she , ` for I want to have you all to myself at home , so we will turn the incubi over to Kate and Helen , and be comfortable together . ' ` Will they submit to such treatment ? ' said Anne . ` Oh yes , my dear , ' said Elizabeth ; ` they want us as little as we want them ; they only want a little civility , and I will not be so sparing of that useful commodity as I was yesterday evening .