eleven o’clock
Mr. Perkupp was also absent , as Fate would have it ; and our most valued customer , Mr. Crowbillon , went to the office in a rage , and withdrew his custom . My boy Lupin not only had the assurance to receive him , but recommended him the firm of Gylterson , Sons and Co. Limited . In my own humble judgment , and though I have to say it against my own son , this seems an act of treachery . This morning I receive a letter from Perkupp , informing me that Lupin 's services are no longer required , and an interview with me is desired at eleven o'clock . I went down to the office with an aching heart , dreading an interview with Mr. Perkupp , with whom I have never had a word . I saw nothing of Lupin in the morning . He had not got up when it was time for me to leave , and Carrie said I should do no good by disturbing him .