About two in
the afternoon
Being a humane person , I believe he would have done this without my interference . But in addition to that every mark about the stranger , his look , his dress and the horse on which he was mounted , denoted him to be a gentleman ; and when I left him , though the physician thought it was probable he might not recover the use of his understanding and the power of speech for a day or two , he yet was persuaded that he would not die . _ An incident in the park , or the danger of unruly dogs and horses : The fortitude and affection of Olivia : A visit to the wounded stranger _ Knowing the habits of Sir Barnard to be precise , and pettish , so that if I counteracted the arrangement he had made it would put him into a disagreeable temper , I resolved , as we were to depart early the next morning , to return as soon as possible to the stranger . About two in the afternoon , I was riding through the park for this purpose : and here another incident occurred ; which , though it excited extreme terror , it afterward afforded uncommon delight . A few days before , I had witnessed a lady on a run-away horse , who was seized with fright , dropped from the saddle , and bruised herself exceedingly . She would have been in no danger , if she had behaved but with the ordinary resolution of a man ; and the accident led me to reflect on the ill education to which women are subjected . They seem to be esteemed by men in proportion as they are helpless , timid , and dependent .