one o'clock
`` Ca n't she come down ? '' `` She is very well , '' was the reply , `` but she is not here . She is with her uncle . '' `` Then I am due at her uncle 's house before one o'clock , '' said he . `` No , '' she answered , `` you are due here . '' He fixed upon her a questioning glance . `` Miss Asher , '' she continued , `` has deputed me to give you her answer .