eight o'clock
Mrs. Edston has kindly asked us to dine with her to-night . _ Later _ . We have just come back , and as I am not very sleepy I shall write a bit . It was pouring rain at eight o'clock , so a trap was sent for us , and a note asking us not to whip the horses too hard . I thought they must be very restive animals , but it turned out to be a joke . There were no horses in the trap , only coolies ! We had a very pleasant dinner .