six o’clock in the morning
He blushed to think how he had humiliated himself before her . She was the cause of that humiliation , and of every disagreeable sensation that he was experiencing . He began , therefore , to imprecate vengeance , walked himself into a fair , cold-hearted , malicious passion , and avowed most distinctly that he hated her . As for him , most ardently he hoped that , some day or other , they might again meet at six o'clock in the morning in Kensington Gardens , but in a different relation to each other . It was dark when he entered the Castle . He was about ascending to his own room , when he determined not to be cowed , and resolved to show himself the regardless witness of their mutual loves : so he repaired to the drawing-room . At one end of this very spacious apartment , Mr. Dacre and Arundel were walking in deep converse ; at the other sat Miss Dacre at a table reading .