four o'clock
This news was told me at lunch , the one moment of the day when my father , mother , and brother see each other in an easy way . The servants then only come when they are rung for . The rest of the day my brother , as well as my father , spends out of the house . My mother has her toilet to make ; between two and four she is never visible ; at four o'clock she goes out for an hour 's drive ; when she is not dining out , she receives from six to seven , and the evening is given to entertainments of various kinds -- theatres , balls , concerts , at homes . In short , her life is so full , that I do n't believe she ever has a quarter of an hour to herself . She must spend a considerable time dressing in the morning ; for at lunch , which takes place between eleven and twelve , she is exquisite . The meaning of the things that are said about her is dawning on me .