Nine o'clock in the evening
It will hold good , too , if you marry , Nell . Oh , let 's talk about something else . '' The change of subject could hardly be effected in less time than it takes to reverse engines ; a minute or two passed before Aurora inquired concerning the number of hours ' travel between Florence and Liverpool , then about his steamer , his stateroom and the exact time of his starting . `` Nine o'clock in the evening . I see , so as to have daylight for the Alps . You 'll dine here of course and we 'll take you to the station . '' He judged it more prudent to dine at his hotel and meet them afterwards at the station near train-time .