eleven o'clock
`` Only miss , Frances was wishful to know whether she should keep Master Merton 's dinner any longer , or whether she 'd cook something fresh for him along with his supper . '' No more dreaming for Margaret ! She sprang to her feet , suddenly conscious of the fact that Merton had not been seen for several hours . It could not have been more than eleven o'clock when he was in her room ; now -- `` What time is it , Elizabeth ? '' `` Going on five , Miss Margaret . Mr. Montfort 'll soon be here , miss ; maybe Master Merton might have gone to meet him . '' Margaret shook her head ; that did not seem at all likely .