about one o'clock
I must write to you the impulses of my mind , or I must not write at all . You are not so morose as to wish me to become a nun , would our country and religion allow it . I ventured , yesterday , to throw aside the habiliments of mourning , and to array myself in those more adapted to my taste . We arrived at Colonel Farington 's about one o'clock . The colonel handed me out of the carriage , and introduced me to a large company assembled in the hall . My name was pronounced with an _ emphasis _ , and I was received with the most flattering tokens of respect . When we were summoned to dinner , a young gentleman in a clerical dress offered me his hand , and led me to a table furnished with an elegant and sumptuous repast , with more gallantry and address than commonly fall to the share of students .