eleven o'clock
in the morning
She was able to go back to her own intimate friends , and entertain them with accounts of powdered footmen , of richly-dressed London ladies , of a world of fashion which these people believed to be Paradise . Twice during her week 's sojourn she had been addressed by Mrs. Ellsworthy . No matter ; from that day she considered herself one of the great lady 's acquaintances . Miss Martineau could be heroic when she pleased , and there was certainly something of the heroic element about her when she ventured to storm so mighty a citadel at eleven o'clock in the morning . Her very boldness , however , won her cause . The footman who opened the door might look as supercilious as he pleased , but he was obliged to deliver her messages , and Mrs. Ellsworthy , with a good-humored smile , consented to see her . Their interview was short , but Miss Martineau , when she launched on her theme , quite forgot that she was poor and her auditor rich .