two o'clock
With the Waddell Institute Berry had Influence , and at last a coveted vacancy had been obtained ... . Before we left for Monk 's Honour I composed a suitable letter to the ex-trooper , telling him that his little boy could soon be received into an institution , from which there was every reason to believe that he would eventually emerge comparatively restored to health . * * * * * It was a lovely day . And we were glad of it , for at two o'clock my Cousin Madrigal was to be married from the old house where she was born , and in the old church In which she was baptized . A special train was being run from London , but Monk 's Honour lay four miles from the nearest station , and it was doubtful if the supply of cars and carriages would prove equal to the demand . Therefore we had decided to go down by road . With my uncle 's land marched the well-timbered acres of Hillingdon , where the Tanyons lived , and they had very kindly invited us to luncheon , so that we should not descend untimely upon a simmering household .