ten o'clock
Only for a time would he remember her face , his life was so full , his friends so many , but she would not forget , and the pleasant hours she now spent in his company would shine bright in memory in future years . When the eagerly-wished Sunday at last arrived , the spring weather was perfect . Even London on that morning had the softest of blue skies above it , with far-up ethereal clouds , white as angels ' wings , a brilliant sunshine , and a breeze elastic yet warm , laden with the perfume of lilac and may . Fan smiled at her own image in the glass , pleased to think that she looked well in her new spring hat and dress ; and at ten o'clock , when Mr. Eden met her at the appointed place , and regarded her with keen critical eyes as she advanced to him under her light sunshade , his satisfaction was not unmingled with a secret pang , a sudden `` conscience fit , '' which , however , did not last long . The fashionable tide did not just then set very strongly towards the Gardens on Sundays , but he felt with some pride that he could safely appear anywhere in London with Miss Affleck at his side , and although his friends would not know her , they would never suspect that in her he had picked up one of the `` lower orders . '' While walking across the park they conversed once more about their vanished friends . Eden had no news to tell , but still cherished hopes of being able to discover their retreat .