one o’clock
But it would be tedious to describe a visit which was actually very tedious to Beatrice , and would have been the same to Henrietta but for its novelty . Aunt Roger asked all particulars about Mrs. Frederick Langford , then of Aunt Geoffrey and Lady Susan St. Leger , and then gave the history of the misfortunes of little Tom , who was by this time on Uncle Geoffrey 's knee looking at himself in the inside of the case of his watch . Henrietta 's list , too , was considerably lengthened ; for Uncle Geoffrey advised upon a smoky chimney , mended a cart of Charlie 's , and assisted Willie in a puzzling Latin exercise . It was almost one o'clock , and as a certain sound of clattering plates was heard in the next room , Aunt Roger begged her guests to come in to luncheon . Uncle Geoffrey accepted for the girls , who were to walk on with him ; but Mr. Langford , no eater of luncheons , returned to his own affairs at home . Henrietta found the meal was the family dinner . She had hardly ever been seated at one so plain , or on so long a table ; and she was not only surprised , but tormented herself by an uncomfortable and uncalled-for fancy , that her hosts must be supposing her to be remarking on deficiencies .