nearly ten o'clock
Miss Greville laughed excessively , as she constantly does at her Mother 's wit . Such is the humiliating Situation in which I am forced to appear while riding in her Ladyship 's Coach -- I dare not be impertinent , as my Mother is always admonishing me to be humble and patient if I wish to make my way in the world . She insists on my accepting every invitation of Lady Greville , or you may be certain that I would never enter either her House , or her Coach with the disagreable certainty I always have of being abused for my Poverty while I am in them . -- When we arrived at Ashburnham , it was nearly ten o'clock , which was an hour and a half later than we were desired to be there ; but Lady Greville is too fashionable -LRB- or fancies herself to be so -RRB- to be punctual . The Dancing however was not begun as they waited for Miss Greville . I had not been long in the room before I was engaged to dance by Mr Bernard , but just as we were going to stand up , he recollected that his Servant had got his white Gloves , and immediately ran out to fetch them . In the mean time the Dancing began and Lady Greville in passing to another room went exactly before me -- She saw me and instantly stopping , said to me though there were several people close to us , `` Hey day , Miss Maria !