eleven o'clock
When the niece came to know her aunt more intimately , there might be confidence between them , and then they would do better . But Mrs. Greenow would spare neither herself nor her purse on Kate 's behalf , and she would be a dragon of watchfulness in protecting her from the evil desires of such useless men as Captain Bellfield . `` I declare , Kate , I do n't understand you , '' she said one morning to her niece as they sat together over a late breakfast . They had fallen into luxurious habits , and I am afraid it was past eleven o'clock , although the breakfast things were still on the table . Kate would usually bathe before breakfast , but Mrs. Greenow was never out of her room till half-past ten . `` I like the morning for contemplation , '' she once said . `` When a woman has gone through all that I have suffered she has a great deal to think of . ''