eleven o'clock
But Mrs. Marne caught him by the hand , protectingly , like an elder sister , and drew him into the parlor and shut the door . Half an hour later Peter came out and went up the stairs . At the landing he paused to take off his shoes , and went on up in his stocking feet . It was Sunday morning , near eleven o'clock , a brilliant morning all sun and wind . The far church bells of Hunston were ringing on the clear air like chimes from another world . Never afterward could Peter hear the Sunday bells without thinking of that moment . At the door , he met Miss Nevin , the day-nurse , coming out .