eleven o’clock
He had been informed that the lady who had been appointed to teach them would arrive at ten o'clock . And what had he said ? He had said , `` Very good . '' The half-hour struck -- eleven o'clock struck -- and neither the father nor the children returned . Ten minutes later , someone rang the door bell . The door being duly opened , nobody appeared on the house-step . Joseph looked into the letter-box , and found a note addressed to his mistress , in his master 's handwriting .