ten o'clock
WILLIAM . '' `` Well , '' said the queen , `` to whom should this despatch be sent in order that it may arrive in time ? You , dear child , are the person who has obtained this favour , and the honour of it ought to rest with you . You say it is important that the king 's decision should be known in Frankfort by ten o'clock . Tell me to what person it should be addressed . '' `` Indeed , madam , I do not know how to make any answer to so much kindness , '' said the baroness , kneeling and kissing the queen 's hands . `` I know that the proper person to whom to send it would be the burgomaster ; but who can tell whether the burgomaster may not have fled or be in prison ?