afternoon, about six
o'clock
It has occurred to me that you might be able to suggest some quaint corner of old London , unknown to me , which would make a good subject for a water-colour . London has been , I am sure , far too much neglected by artists ; if I could mark out a claim here , as the colonists say , I should be lucky . For the present , I am just sketching -LRB- to get my hand in -RRB- about Chelsea . To-morrow afternoon , about six o'clock , if this exquisite mellow weather continues , I shall be on the Embankment in Battersea Park , near the Albert Bridge , where I want to catch a certain effect of sky and water . '' That was all . And what exactly did it mean ? Warburton 's practical knowledge of women did not carry him very far , but he was wont to theorise at large on the subject , and in this instance it seemed to him that one of his favourite generalities found neat application .