one o'clock
And so the breakfast proceeded . They sat at table an hour , and then , at a signal from Mrs. Middleton , all arose . The gentlemen adjourned to the little breakfast parlor to drink a parting glass with their host in something stronger than the light French breakfast wines they had been quaffing so freely . And the bride , followed by all her attendants , went up to her room to change her bridal robe and veil for her traveling dress and bonnet ; as the pair were to take the one o'clock train to Baltimore en route for New York , Niagara , and the Lakes . She found her dressing room all restored to the dreary good order that spoke of abandonment . Her rich dresses and jewels and bridal presents were all packed up . And every trunk was locked and corded and ready for transportation to the railway station , except one large trunk that stood open , with its upper tray waiting for the bridal dress she was about to put off .