midday
They did some hasty packing before bedtime , but talked little . They were to rise early , and flee at once from the hated house . A sunny morning -- it was July -- saw them start on their journey , tremulous , but rejoicing . Long before midday they had found lodgings that suited them , and had made themselves at home . The sense of liberty gave everything a delightful aspect ; their little sitting-room was perfection ; the trees and fields had an ideal beauty after Hammersmith , and they promised themselves breezy walks on the Downs above . Not a word of the trouble between them . The mother held to a hope that the great change of circumstance would insensibly turn Olga 's thoughts from her reckless purpose ; and , for the moment , Olga herself seemed happy in self-forgetfulness .