nine o'clock
_ Containing what will terrify the reader . _ At such a moment as this , a mind of delicacy and sensibility is fond of solitude . Delia told Mrs. Bridget , that she would take her usual walk , and be home time enough to superintend the oeconomy of supper , at which the company of Damon and sir William Twyford was expected . They accordingly arrived before nine o'clock . Mrs. Bridget expected her mistress every moment . Damon and his friend would have gone out to meet her , but they were not willing to leave Mr. Hartley alone . The clock however struck ten , and no Delia appeared .