about eleven o'clock
It gave no hint of the nature of the obstacle which had prevented him from coming . Cyril had always been too secretive . She was gravely depressed by the letter , which she did not show to Sophia , because it impaired her dignity as a mother , and displayed her son in a bad light . Then about eleven o'clock a telegram had come for Sophia . `` That 's all right , '' Sophia had said , on reading it . `` He 'll be here this evening ! '' And she had handed over the telegram , which read -- `` Very well .