about four o'clock
We all laughed except the king , who became very much interested , and of course , excepting Castlemain , who was rapidly losing her head in anger . After the duchess had spoken , the king asked , with as careless an air as he could assume : -- `` At what hour , sister , did Mistress Jennings leave your parlor ? '' `` I think it was about four o'clock , '' replied her Grace . `` She asked permission to spend the night with her father , and Baron Clyde called about four o'clock to escort her . Was not that the hour , baron ? '' `` Yes , your Grace , '' I answered , bowing . `` I accompanied my cousin to her father 's house , returned later to fetch her back to the palace , but she did not care to face the storm , so I remained till ten o'clock , returned to Whitehall , and slept till morning .