eleven o'clock
At the despatch of this he felt that his duty , where Essie as a formal parent resided , was ended . It was now only a question of an agreement on terms . He got no reply , other than a notification from Stephen Jannan that a meeting had been arranged for the following week . And , at eleven o'clock , on a clear , thin blue winter morning , he mounted , with Eunice , to the entrance of Jannan 's offices on Fourth Street . Essie Scofield , in widespread mulberry silk with tight sleeves and broad steel buttons , a close brimmed blue bonnet filled with lilacs and tied with an old rose ribbon , was more compelling than Jasper Penny had remembered her for , actually , years . A coffee-coloured India shawl , with a deep fringe and trace of a lining checkered in cherry and black slipping from her shoulders , toned her appearance to a potential dignity . `` Eunice , '' she exclaimed , as the child entered , `` do come here at my side ! ''