ten o'clock
But he sighed heavily . `` Whatever might come . '' But he refused to dwell on alternatives . It was ten o'clock when he presented himself at Madame Zattiany 's door . As he had hoped , his ring was answered . Hohenhauer was not the man to call on a woman at ten in the morning . The footman permitted himself to stare , and said deprecatingly : `` I am very sorry , Mr. Clavering , but Madame told me to admit no visitors -- '' `` Did she ? ''