ten o'clock
She was a chilly creature , and loved to bury herself in soft wrappings of satin and fur . `` Kiss me , Phoebe , '' she said , as the girl arranged the curtains . `` I hear Sir Michael 's step in the anteroom ; you will meet him as you go out , and you may as well tell him that you are going up by the first train to-morrow morning to get my dress from Madam Frederick for the dinner at Morton Abbey . '' It was late the next morning when Lady Audley went down to breakfast -- past ten o'clock . While she was sipping her coffee a servant brought her a sealed packet , and a book for her to sign . `` A telegraphic message ! '' she cried ; for the convenient word telegram had not yet been invented .