five o'clock
So far so good ; but more than ever does the only clear and satisfactory way out of this miserable business seem to me to be a marriage between Mr. Hubert Price and Miss Watson . I have already told you that he is a nice , refined young man , of gentlemanly bearing , good presence , and excellent speech , though a trifle shy and reserved ; and , as I have since discovered that he is not married , I have taken upon myself the responsibility of advising him to jump into a train and to go and tell his cousin the conclusion he has come to regarding the will of the late Mr. Burnett . As I have said , he is a shy man , and it was some time before I could induce him to take so decisive a step ; he wanted to meet Miss Watson in my office , but I succeeded in persuading him . He will go down to you to-morrow by the five o'clock , and I need not impress upon you the necessity that you should use your influence with Miss Watson , and that his reception should be as cordial as circumstances permit . I have only to add that I see no need that you should show this letter to Miss Watson , for the very fact of knowing that we desired to bring about a marriage might prejudice her against this young man , whom she otherwise can not fail to find charming . ' Hearing some one at her door , Julia put the letter away . It was Emily .