eleven o'clock
Shall I go to that miserable old man , and charge him with his share in the shameful trick which I believe to have been played upon my poor friend ? No ; I will not torture that terror-stricken wretch as I tortured him a few weeks ago . I will go straight to that arch-conspirator , and will tear away the beautiful veil under which she hides her wickedness , and will wring from her the secret of my friend 's fate , and banish her forever from the house which her presence has polluted . '' He started early the next morning for Essex , and reached Audley before eleven o'clock . Early as it was , my lady was out . She had driven to Chelmsford upon a shopping expedition with her step-daughter . She had several calls to make in the neighborhood of the town , and was not likely to return until dinner-time .