eleven o'clock
Ito was in the lowest of spirits ; had just given his mistress warning that he could not stay . The affair of the letter had wounded his susceptibilities ; he must go where he would be better understood . All this in a soft , respectful undertone , his mistress trying to comfort him , and incidentally hasten his response to the requisition from outside . At eleven o'clock Mr. Thorne sent in a pencil message on a card : `` I shall not be home to lunch . Does she want to get the 12:30 train ? '' Mrs. Thorne replied in the same manner , by bearer : `` She did , but she is asleep . I do n't like to wake her . ''