eight at night
Charlotte 's misery grew less at the picture her imagination drew of her aunts ' consternation when her flight should be discovered . Probably there would be more talk ; but little would she care , safe with Uncle Landor . Carried away by the excitement of the idea , she found a daily paper and sat down in the dainty room prepared for her with so much loving care by Aunt Virginia not three months ago , to study the time-table and lay her plans . There was a through train at half-past eight at night which would exactly suit . She could steal away after supper . It was the evening for Aunt Caroline 's Antiquarian Society , and Aunt Virginia could be easily eluded . In stories people who ran away usually left notes .