about two o'clock in the afternoon
Whether there were too much of firm decision in Mowbray 's manner to leave any hope of overcoming it , or that Sir Gilbert was really convinced by his arguments , was difficult to decide ; but he yielded the point , on condition that the two girls should be left at Oakley , at least for the present , and be regulated as to their future conduct by the manner in which affairs went on at the Park . This being settled much to the satisfaction of all parties , Lady Harrington made Miss Torrington describe the entrée of this most undesired interloper ; a task which the fair Rosalind performed with great spirit , though she confessed that the impatient feeling to which she yielded in leaving the room was now a cause of regret , as she had lost thereby some notable traits in the history of that eventful hour . Lady Harrington was greatly delighted at the conduct of Mrs. Williams ; and when Charles left them to inform Mrs. Cartwright that her daughter and her ward had accepted an invitation to remain at Oakley for a few days , she proposed that they should pay her a visit at the Mowbray Arms , both to give her the satisfaction of knowing that her conduct was approved , and likewise to give her the comfort of knowing that Helen and Miss Torrington were for the present removed from such scenes as they had witnessed the night before . It was about two o'clock in the afternoon when Lady Harrington 's carriage drove across the common to the little public-house already described as the Mowbray Arms . As they approached , they perceived several persons who appeared to be occupied in very eager and deep discussion before the door . `` What are they doing there ? '' said Lady Harrington .