five in the evening
You 'd better dine at the club . '' This saved Bremmil from making an excuse to get away and dine with Mrs. Hauksbee , so he was grateful , and felt small and mean at the same time -- which was wholesome . Bremmil left the house at five for a ride . About half-past five in the evening a large leather-covered basket came in from Phelps ' for Mrs. Bremmil . She was a woman who knew how to dress ; and she had not spent a week on designing that dress and having it gored , and hemmed , and herring-boned , and tucked and rucked -LRB- or whatever the terms are -RRB- for nothing . It was a gorgeous dress -- slight mourning . I ca n't describe it , but it was what The Queen calls `` a creation '' -- a thing that hit you straight between the eyes and made you gasp .