and eleven o'clock
was on his tongue , but he feared to utter it . After breakfast he watched every movement of Mr. Sharp , expecting each moment to see him go out and get the chaise ready to take him to Boston . But no such idea was in the mind of the thoughtless , unfeeling master . Nine , ten , and eleven o'clock came and went , and the poor child 's anxious heart began to fail him . Several times he was on the point of recalling to the mind of Mr. Sharp , his promise to his mother that he should be sent home at New Year 's , but as often his timid heart caused him to shrink back . At last dinner-time came , and yet nothing was said , nor were there any indications that the boy was to go home . The meal passed , and then Henry was directed to go on some errand about a mile away .