nine o'clock
And Solomon was right : but it was not only a brother that is good for adversity . When she wants me , I am here , and there is nothing I will not do for her , and she knows it ; -- and that is about the long and short of it , '' finished Miss Mewlstone , dismissing the subject with another sigh . And then she bade Phillis finish her coffee and put on her hat . `` For your mother will be expecting you , and wondering what has become of you ; and Phillips or Evans must walk with you , for it is past nine o'clock , and such a pretty young lady must not go unattended , '' concluded the simple woman . Phillis laughed and kissed her at this ; but , though she said nothing of her intentions , she determined to dismiss the servant as soon as possible , and run on alone to the Friary . She had not forgotten her encounter with Mr. Drummond on her last visit to the White House ; but to-night the storm would keep him in-doors . Evans , the new footman , was desired to escort her ; but in the middle of the avenue Phillis civilly dismissed him .