six o’clock
I wish we were at -- again , for there we saw him every day , and now we do n't meet more than three times a week ; and though I like hearing him praised above all things , yet I feel very uncomfortable when that praise comes from very , very pretty women . I wish we were at -- again ! Mamma , who is looking more beautiful than ever , is , very kind ! she says nothing to be sure , but she must see how -- that is to say -- she must know that -- that I -- I mean that Clarence is very attentive to me , and that I blush and look exceedingly silly whenever he is ; and therefore I suppose that whenever Clarence thinks fit to ask me , I shall not be under the necessity of getting up at six o'clock , and travelling to Gretna Green , through that odious North Road , up the Highgate Hill , and over Finchley Common . `` But when will he ask you ? '' My dearest Eleanor , that is more than I can say . To tell you the truth , there is something about Linden which I can not thoroughly understand .