one o'clock
`` To-morrow . '' The morrow came . Mrs. James had chosen the two hours before dinner as being , on the whole , the most convenient and the least liable to interruption . They dined at one o'clock . She wished to finish her morning work , get dressed for the day , and enter her room at eleven . Hearty as were her efforts to accomplish this , the hour of eleven found her with her work but half done ; yet , true to her promise , she left all , retired to her room and locked the door . With some interest and hope , she immediately marked out a course of reading and study , for these two precious hours ; then , arranging her table , her books , pen and paper , she commenced a schedule of her work with much enthusiasm .