ten o'clock
Besides , since she had no one to scheme for her , she resolved that she would scheme for herself . Shut in her mother 's room she achieved a fair imitation of Winsome 's letter , guiding herself by the genuine document spread out before her . She had thought of sending only a verbal message , but reflecting that Ralph Peden had probably never seen Winsome 's handwriting , she considered it safer , choosing between two dangers , to send a written line . `` Meet me by the waterside bridge at ten o'clock , '' she wrote . No word more . Then arose the question of messengers . She went out to find Saunders Mowdiewort ; she got him standing at the byre door , looking wistfully about for Meg .