eleven o'clock
`` Well , they wo n't think you 're making _ love _ to me , Mr. Harwood ; there 's that to console you . '' And she added icily , settling back in her chair as her father approached , `` I hope you understand that I 'm not even leading you on ! '' Bassett and Atwill held a conference the next day and the interview was one of length . The manager of the `` Courier '' came to the office in the Boordman Building at eleven o'clock , and when Harwood went to luncheon at one the door had not been opened . Miss Farrell , returning from her midday repast , pointed to the closed door , lifted her brows , and held up her forefinger to express surprise and caution . Miss Farrell 's prescience was astonishing ; of women she held the lightest opinion , Dan had learned ; her concern was with the affairs of men . Harwood , intent upon the compilation of a report of the paper-mill receivership , was nevertheless mindful of the unwonted length of the conference .