nine o'clock in the morning
`` At all events , however , you are to receive no more attentions from Mr. Palmer . He -- is the son of the gentleman whom I expect to marry , and I have no intention of allowing my seamstress to angle for my future step-son . '' `` Madame -- '' began Mona , indignantly . `` We will not discuss the matter further , '' Mrs. Montague interposed , imperiously ; `` you can go now , but be sure to have my traveling dress ready by nine o'clock in the morning . '' Mona went out , and forced herself to shut the door after her without making the slightest sound , although every nerve in her body was tingling with indignation and resentment , to which she longed to give some outward expression . But for one thing , she would have faced the coarse , rude woman , and proclaimed that she was already the promised wife of Raymond Palmer , and had a perfect right to receive his attentions whenever and wherever she chose . That secret of the desertion of her mother haunted her , however , and she was bound to curb herself and bear everything for three months longer , while she would diligently apply herself to the task before her .