seven o'clock
And now good-night , '' said the doctor , taking his candle to leave the room . Thus the matter was settled . But the next day old Mrs. Cavendish , Electra , and , in fact , the whole house , were thrown into a state of consternation at the announcement of Mrs. Grey 's immediate departure . When or how she had managed to get her personal effects together , whether she had kept them packed up for the emergency , or whether she had sat up all night to pack them , I do not know ; but it is certain that by seven o'clock that morning she had three enormous Saratoga trunks packed , strapped and locked ready for the wagon that she asked for to take them to the railway station . It was not until her luggage was in the wagon , and the carriage was waiting for her at the door , and she herself in her traveling-suit and hat , that she went to bid the old lady good-bye . Mrs. Cavendish had been informed by Emma of the intended abrupt departure of Mary Grey , and she had begun to oppose it with all her might . But Emma endeavored to convince her that the change was vitally necessary to Mary Grey 's health and strength .