twenty-five minutes past ten
... . Ah , '' said she , suddenly interrupting herself , `` I shall not have a moment to myself this morning , and I have an appointment at eleven o'clock ! '' ... . She looked at the timepiece on her table , which indicated twenty-five minutes past ten . She had heard the door open . The footman was already before her and presented to her a card upon a salver . She took the card , looked at it , frowned , glanced again at the clock , seemed to hesitate , then : `` Let him wait in the small salon , and say that I will be there immediately , '' said she , and turning again toward Ardea : `` You think you have escaped .