two o'clock
Meaning , presumably , that all that one had read about the brilliance of the aristocracy was true , and more than true . `` She 's the finest woman that ever came into this town , '' he murmured . The truth was that she surpassed his dreams of womanhood . At two o'clock she had been a name to him . At five minutes past two he was in love with her . He felt profoundly thankful that , for a church tea-meeting that evening , he happened to be wearing his best clothes . It was while looking at her list of invitations to the ball that he first conceived the fantastic scheme of attending the ball himself .