nine o'clock
_ Cowper _ . The Abbey Church of White-Ladies , to which allusion has already been made , was not in any condition for Divine Service , being only a beautiful ruin . When Madam went to church , therefore , she drove two miles to Tewkesbury . At nine o'clock punctually , the great lumbering coach was drawn to the door by the two heavy Flanders mares , with long black tails which almost touched the ground . Madam , in a superb costume of black satin , trimmed with dark fur and white lace , took her seat in the place of honour . Rhoda , in a satin gown and hood , with a silk petticoat , all black , as became the day , sat on the small seat at one side of the door . But Rhoda sat with her face to the horses , while the yet lower place opposite was reserved for Phoebe , in her unpretending mourning .