ten o'clock in the morning
_ Ah ! little did I then know of the vast extent _ -- _ the noble grandeur of that sacrifice _ ! `` There now remains but one chance , '' I said ; `` the chance that to-morrow 's mail , or rather to-day 's , may bring my letter . It might still arrive in time ; the mail is due by ten o'clock in the morning . '' `` True , '' replied my companion , seemingly too busy with his own thoughts to give much heed to what I had said . `` If not , '' I continued , `` then there is only the hope that he who shall become the purchaser , may afterwards sell her to _ me _ . I care not at what price , if I -- '' `` Ah ! ''