one o'clock
Mrs. Richards from fear , and the lady 's - maid from favour , were disposed to assist the elder lady . Poor Lady Anna throughout had been forced to fight her battles with no friend near her . Now she had many friends , -- many who were anxious to support her , even the Bluestones , who had been so hard upon her while she was along with them ; -- but they who were now her friends were never near her to assist her with a word . So it came to pass that when Daniel Thwaite called at the house exactly at one o'clock Lady Anna was not expecting him . On the previous day at that hour she had sat waiting with anxious ears for the knock at the door which might announce his coming . But she had waited in vain . From one to two , -- even till seven in the evening , she had waited .