9 A.M.
Perhaps he might be Lord Chancellor in time . '' Mrs. Fletcher was not more ignorant than some other ladies in being unaware of the Lord Chancellor 's wig and exact position . At last he came . The 9 A.M. express for Hereford , -- express , at least , for the first two or three hours out of London , -- brought passengers for Wharton to the nearest station at 3 P.M. , and the distance was not above five miles . Before four o'clock Arthur was standing before the drawing-room fire , with a cup of tea in his hand , surrounded by Fletchers and Whartons , and being made much of as the young family member of Parliament . But Emily was not in the room . She had studied her Bradshaw , and learned the hours of the trains , and was now in her bedroom .