eleven o'clock
He told himself angrily that she ought to have been there to help to entertain everybody , and to cheer up sulky James Tapster . The latter had asked : `` Where 's Miss Bubbles ? '' with an injured air -- as if he thought she ought to be forming part of the excellent breakfast . Mr. Burnaby was determined to get away from Wyndfell Hall as soon as possible , and by eleven o'clock the whole party , excepting Bubbles , was in the hall , bidding him good-bye . And then it was that Varick suddenly realized with satisfaction that both Miss Burnaby and Helen regarded the departure of their kinsman with perfect equanimity . Was it possible that Helen was _ glad _ her uncle and guardian was leaving her alone -- for once ? The thought was a very pleasant one to her present entertainer and host .