ten
o'clock in the evening
Your mother and I have settled the matter between us . You have expressed a wish to leave home , and you will be pleased to go where we think proper . You had better tell Phoebe to pack your trunks . We shall leave here at ten o'clock in the evening . The boat starts from Southampton at midnight . '' Vixen felt herself conquered . She had stated her wish , and it was granted ; not in the mode and manner she had desired ; but perhaps she ought to be grateful for release from a home that had become loathsome to her , and not take objection to details in the scheme of her exile .