about eight in the morning
Thus with different thoughts , they all quitted their beds at break of day , and Don Rafael sent for the host , and asked him if he could purchase a suit of clothes in that place for a page who had been stripped by robbers . The host said he happened to have one for sale which he would dispose of at a reasonable price . He produced it , Leocadia found that it fitted her very well , she put it on , and girt herself with sword and dagger with such sprightly grace that she enchanted Don Rafael , and redoubled Teodosia 's jealousy . Calvete saddled the mules , and about eight in the morning , they started for Barcelona , not intending to take the famous monastery of Monserrate on their way , but to visit it on a future occasion , whenever it might please God to send them home again with hearts more at ease . Words are not adequate to describe the feelings of the two brothers , or with what different eyes they severally regarded Leocadia ; Teodosia wishing for her death , and Don Rafael for her life ; Teodosia striving to find faults in her , in order that she might not despair of her own hopes ; and Don Rafael finding out new perfections , that more and more obliged him to love her . All these thoughts , however , did not hinder their speed , for they reached Barcelona before sunset . They admired the magnificent situation of the city , and esteemed it to be the flower of the world , the honour of Spain , the terror of all enemies near and far , the delight of its inhabitants , the refuge of strangers , the school of chivalry , the model of loyalty , in a word , a union of all that a judicious curiosity could desire in a grand , famous , wealthy , and well-built city .