nine o'clock
She arrived yesterday , '' was Neil 's reply . `` Oh ! '' and Blanche 's face flushed with annoyance . She remembered the beautiful child at Penrhyn Park , and had heard her name so often since , that the mere mention of it was obnoxious to her , and she was silent and sulky all through the long dinner , which lasted until nine o'clock . When it was over , and the guests were gone . Lady Jane turned fiercely upon her son and asked what had kept him so late . `` Cousin Bessie , '' he answered , `` She is in the city with her father , at No .