ten o'clock
So I went to the copse before the time mentioned , and this was at ten o'clock in the morning . As I have before stated , this was a lonely place , only one cottage being near , and altogether shielded from the gaze of men . As I said , I was early at the meeting-place , and I looked eagerly around for Naomi 's father , but no one was there . I waited until after ten o'clock , and still no one came . `` This is but a ruse , '' I said bitterly ; `` this message came only to mock me as others have come ; '' but even as this thought flashed through my mind I heard the sound of footsteps on the frozen leaves , and turning I saw , not John Penryn , but my love . At first I was almost overcome at the sight of her , for I feared lest something terrible should have happened to bring her instead of her father , so I stood looking at her like one bereft of his senses . `` Wo n't you speak to me , Jasper ? ''