eleven o'clock
sharp
The Admiral turned a Gorgon stare upon her , but made no answer . Under its petrifying influence she backed out without another word , to communicate with the girls upon the portent . This mood of the Admiral 's lasted all day . Next morning , at breakfast , he looked up from his bacon , and observed , with the air of a man whose mind is made up -- `` Emily , see that the girls have on their best gowns by eleven o'clock sharp . I am going to pay a call . '' Consternation sat on every face . Sam Buzza paused in the act of breaking an egg .