six o’clock in the morning
I will propose for Lady Julia Lidhurst before I sleep . Russell , to be sure , advises me not to be precipitate -- to take more time to study her disposition ; but I am acquainted with her sufficiently ; '' -LRB- he should have said , I am in love with her sufficiently ;-RRB- `` and really now , I am bound in honour immediately to declare myself -- it is the best possible way of putting a stop to a report which will be ultimately injurious to Lady Sarah . '' Thus Vivian made his past irresolution an excuse for his present precipitation , flattering himself , as men often do when they are yielding to the impulse of their passions , that they are submitting to the dictates of reason . At six o'clock in the morning the company dispersed . Lord Glistonbury and Vivian were the last in the ball-room . His lordship began some raillery upon our hero 's having declined appearing as Tancred , and upon his having devoted himself all night to Lady Sarah . Vivian seized the moment to explain his real feelings , and he made his proposal for Lady Julia .