two o'clock
Petrea , in whose disposition it lay to impart to others whatever she herself possessed -- sometimes overlooking the trifling fact that what she possessed was very little desired by others -- and feeling herself now in possession of a considerable degree of prowess , wished to impart some of the same to her companion in misfortune , and seated herself by her for that purpose . `` I know not a soul here , and I find it so horribly wearisome , '' was the unasked outpouring of soul which greeted Petrea , and which went directly to her sympathising heart . Petrea named every person she knew in the company to the young unfortunate , and then , in order to escape from the weight of the present , began to unfold great plans and undertakings for the future . She endeavoured to induce her new acquaintance to give her her _ parole d'honneur _ that she would sometime conduct a social theatre with her , which would assist greatly to make social life more interesting ; and further than that , that they should establish together a society of Sisters of Charity in Sweden , and make a pilgrimage to Jerusalem ; furthermore , that they would write novels together ; and that on the following day , or more properly in the night , they would rise at half-past two o'clock , and climb to the top of a high mountain in order to see the sun rise ; and finally , after all these , and sundry other propositions , Petrea suggested to her new acquaintance a thee-and-thou friendship between them ! But , ah ! neither Petrea 's great prowess , nor her great plans ; neither the social theatre , nor the pilgrimage to Jerusalem , least of all the thee-and-thou friendship , availed anything towards enlivening the churlish young girl . Petrea saw plainly that an invitation to dance would avail more than all her propositions , so , sighing deeply because she was not a man to offer so great a pleasure , she rose up , and left the object of her vain endeavours .