eleven o'clock
I would not have missed it for the whole universe . I never travelled in such an agony in my life : we did not get to town till monstrous late , and then do you know I had neither a ticket nor a habit ! Only conceive what a distress ! well , I sent to every creature I knew for a ticket , but they all said there was not one to be had ; so I was just like a mad creature -- but about ten or eleven o'clock , a young lady of my particular acquaintance , by the greatest good luck in the world happened to be taken suddenly ill ; so she sent me her ticket , -- was not that delightful ? '' `` For _ her _ , extremely ! '' said Cecilia , laughing . `` Well , '' she continued , `` then I was almost out of my wits with joy ; and I went about , and got one of the sweetest dresses you ever saw .