eleven o'clock
Her first feeling after reading it was one of relief that he had not mentioned the house . He had written from a New York club , asking her to lunch with him at Delmonico 's that day and drive home in the motor . No answer was required : if she did not appear at one o'clock , he would know she could n't come . Honora took the eleven o'clock train , which gave her an hour after she arrived in New York to do as she pleased . Her first idea , as she stood for a moment amidst the clamour of the traffic in front of the ferry house , was to call on Mrs. Holt at that lady 's hotel ; and then she remembered that the Charities Conference began at eleven , and decided to pay a visit to Madame Dumond , who made a specialty of importing novelties in dress . Her costume for the prospective excursion in the automobile had cost Honora some thought that morning . As the day was cool , she had brought along an ulster that was irreproachable .