eleven o'clock
Say to him that I 'll be along in the course of half an hour . '' `` No , you must all make your own apologies . '' In the meantime Mr. Bebee patiently awaits the arrival of the ladies , who make their appearance , one after the other , some time during the next half hour . He compliments them , asks them to sing and play , and leads the conversation until towards eleven o'clock , when he retires in the best possible humor with himself and the interesting young ladies favored with his presence . He has not even a distant suspicion of the real truth , that his visit was considered an almost unendurable infliction . Mr. Bebee 's morning calls are often more unwelcome . He walks in , as a matter of course , takes his seat in the parlor , and sends up his name by the servant .