about noon
well ! it will not be such a bad match for the goldsmith 's descendant either ! '' With that thought , Lord Mauleverer fell asleep . He rose about noon , dressed himself with unusual pains , and was just going forth on a visit to Miss Brandon , when he suddenly remembered that her uncle had not mentioned her address or his own . He referred to the lawyer 's note of the preceding evening ; no direction was inscribed on it ; and Mauleverer was forced , with much chagrin , to forego for that day the pleasure he had promised himself . In truth , the wary lawyer , who , as we have said , despised show and outward appearances as much as any man , was yet sensible of their effect even in the eyes of a lover ; and moreover , Lord Mauleverer was one whose habits of life were calculated to arouse a certain degree of vigilance on points of household pomp even in the most unobservant . Brandon therefore resolved that Lucy should not be visited by her admirer till the removal to their new abode was effected ; nor was it till the third day from that on which Mauleverer had held with Brandon the interview we have recorded , that the earl received a note from Brandon , seemingly turning only on political matters , but inscribed with the address and direction in full form .