the hour of ten
The following day Frances asked and received permission from the duchess to spend the day with Sir Richard . I offered to accompany her , but she refused so emphatically that I suspected there was a purpose in her mind over and above a mere visit to her father 's house . I remember well the day . It was near the hour of ten when I saw her leave the palace by the garden door . She wore a long dark cloak , a small bonnet , and a full vizard which covered her entire face . I had never known her to wear so large a vizard , as she detested even small ones , and wore them only out of respect for the prevailing fashion . She hastened toward the King Street Gate , and I , following at a short distance , saw her take boat at the Charing Cross stairs .