about eleven o'clock
A week later Mr. Tregenza heard how Albert Vallack had burst a blood-vessel and died , fighting horribly with awful invisible terrors . `` Another sawl gone down into the Pit , '' he said . `` I reckon fewer an ' fewer be chosen every year as the world do grow older an ' riper for the last fires . '' Joan found her sketch waiting for her the next day when she reached Gorse Point about eleven o'clock ; and she also discovered John Barron with a large canvas before him . He had constructed his picture and already made many drawings for it . Now he knew exactly what he wanted , and he designed to paint Joan standing looking out at a distant sea which would be far behind the spectator of the picture . When she arrived , on a fine morning and mild , Barron rose from his camp-stool , lifted up a little canvas which stood framed at his side and presented it to her .