ten o'clock
she asked . `` Yes , '' I said ; `` is she the reason of your wishing to see me ? '' `` Most certainly , '' she answered ; `` when does your steamer start ? '' `` By ten o'clock , '' I said . `` Oh , bless me , '' she remarked , glancing at the clock , `` you have quite time enough to hear all I have to say , and then if you do not catch the steamer it is your own fault . Sit down , I pray you . '' Very reluctantly I took a seat , for at last the spirit of Walkirk had infected me .