nine o'clock
He had not a single circumstance to add ; yet he would not be stopped in his career by my assuring him that I had heard the whole . His lordship and the dean then began a discourse concerning the clubs , of which they were both members ; with inquiries after and annotations on prebends , archdeacons , and doctors , that had the honour to gluttonize together on these occasions . This , though highly amusing to them , was intolerable dulness to me , and I returned to Miss Wilmot . At nine o'clock , the dean 's carriage was at the door , and he departed . He was a great lover of decorum . I was preparing to follow his example ; but his lordship joined us , and desired me to sit down for half an hour ; he had something to say to me . Wondering what it could be , I readily complied .