six o’clock
With these dispositions , and with a well informed brother , who , though he never wished to direct , was always willing to assist in their efforts to do good , there were reasonable hopes that these ladies would be a blessing to the poor villagers amongst whom they were now settled . As soon as Miss Somers had spoken to Susan , she inquired for her brother ; but Sir Arthur was in his study , and a gentleman was with him on business . Susan was desirous of returning to her mother , and the ladies therefore would not detain her . Miss Somers told her , with a smile , when she took leave , that she would call upon her in the evening at six o'clock . It was impossible that such a grand event as Susan 's visit to the Abbey could long remain unknown to Barbara Case and her gossiping maid . They watched eagerly for the moment of her return , that they might satisfy their curiosity . `` There she is , I declare , just come into her garden , '' cried Bab ; `` I 'll run in and get it all out of her in a minute . ''