three in the afternoon
She writ this letter to put the Prince on the scent , and the porter out of the way . `` We have a fine moonlight night for riding on , '' says Esmond ; `` Frank , we may reach Castlewood in time yet . '' All the way along they made inquiries at the post-houses , when a tall young gentleman in a gray suit , with a light brown periwig , just the color of my lord 's , had been seen to pass . He had set off at six that morning , and we at three in the afternoon . He rode almost as quickly as we had done ; he was seven hours a-head of us still when we reached the last stage . We rode over Castlewood Downs before the breaking of dawn . We passed the very spot where the car was upset fourteen years since , and Mohun lay .