Eleven
o'clock
He had qui-hied for porridge fully an hour ago . After letting out the tortoise-shell butterfly from the window looking into the garden , she moved across to the post of observation on the street , and arranged snowdrops in a little glass vase . There were a few over when that was full , and she saw that a reel of cotton was close at hand , in case she had an idea of what to do with the remainder . Eleven o'clock chimed from the church , and on the stroke she saw him coming up the few yards of street that separated his door from hers . So punctual ! So manly ! Diva was careering about the High Street as they walked along it , and Miss Mapp kissed her hand to her .