six o'clock
EVELINA TO THE REV. MR. VILLARS Holborn , June 17th . YESTERDAY Mr. Smith carried his point of making a party for Vauxhall , consisting of Madame Duval , M. Du Bois , all the Branghtons , Mr. Brown , himself,-and me ! - for I find all endeavours vain to escape any thing which these people desire I should not . There were twenty disputes previous to our setting out ; first , as to the time of our going : Mr. Branghton , his son , and young Brown , were for six o'clock ; and all the ladies and Mr. Smith were for eight ; - the latter , however , conquered . Then , as to the way we should go ; some were for a boat , others for a coach , and Mr. Branghton himself was for walking ; but the boat at length was decided upon . Indeed this was the only part of the expedition that was agreeable to me ; for the Thames was delightfully pleasant . The garden is very pretty , but too formal ; I should have been better pleased , had it consisted less of straight walks , where Grove nods at grove , each alley has its brother .