nearly six o'clock
` But just tell me , Papa , ' said Anne , ` do you not think Helen quite the heroine of the story ? ' ` I think Helen very much improved in appearance and manners , ' said Sir Edward ; ` and I am quite willing to believe all that I see you have to tell me of her . ' ` Do not wait to tell it now , Anne , ' said Lady Merton , ` or Mrs. Woodbourne will not think us improved in appearance or manners . It is nearly six o'clock . ' ` I will keep it all for the journey home , ' said Anne , ` when Papa 's ears will be disengaged . ' ` And his tongue too , to give you a lecture upon Radicalism , Miss , ' said Sir Edward , with a fierce gesture , which drove Anne away laughing . Elizabeth had finished dressing , a little too rapidly , and had gone to find Mrs. Woodbourne .