about ten o'clock
This telegram was addressed to Mrs. Trevor , Rose View , 10 St. Martin 's Terrace , Hampstead . Punctually as the clock struck eight , Bertha was standing at the telegraph-office ; it was so early that she knew the line would be more or less clear . She sent off her telegram and returned with a good appetite to breakfast . At about ten o'clock a telegram arrived for Trevor . He was eating his breakfast in his usual lazy fashion , and was inwardly wondering if he could see Florence again : if he could lead up to the subject of the school where she had suffered disgrace : and if she herself would explain to him that which was making him far more uncomfortable than the occasion warranted . `` A telegram for you , '' said Bertha , handing him the little yellow envelope . He opened it , and his face turned pale .