Twelve o'clock
Being already nervous and dispirited , the prospect of finding myself involved in a new family quarrel quite daunts me . I feel ungratefully inclined to run away from Miss Batchford , when I think of it ! No signs of Oscar ; and no news of Oscar -- yet . _ Twelve o'clock . _ -- But one trial more was wanted to make my life here quite unendurable . The trial has come . A letter from Oscar -LRB- sent by a messenger from his hotel -RRB- has just been placed in my hands .