eleven o'clock
-- Now , honest to God , Paul . '' `` Honest to God , '' she obeyed . `` And may jackasses dance on your grandmother 's grave -- '' `` And may jackasses dance on my grandmother 's grave , '' she solemnly repeated . The third morning of Graham 's absence , Dick saw to it that he was occupied with his dairy manager when Paula made her eleven o'clock pilgrimage , peeped in upon him , and called her `` Good morning , merry gentleman , '' from the door . The Masons , arriving in several machines with their boisterous crowd of young people , saved Paula for lunch and the afternoon ; and , on her urging , Dick noted , she made the evening safe by holding them over for bridge and dancing . But the fourth morning , the day of Graham 's expected return , Dick was alone in his workroom at eleven . Bending over his desk , signing letters , he heard Paula tiptoe into the room .