eleven o'clock before
They have the new ideas in education , and it would be so good if our school began with the advantage of quite a modern system . ' Monica became silent . When her sisters had talked in the same strain for a quarter of an hour , she said absently , -- ` I wrote to Miss Barfoot last night , so I suppose I shall be able to move to those lodgings next Sunday . ' It was eleven o'clock before they parted . Having taken leave of her sisters near the station , Monica turned to walk quickly home . She had gone about half the way , when her name was spoken just behind her , in Widdowson 's voice . She stopped , and there stood the man , offering his hand .