eight o'clock in the
morning
`` I am going to see Sybil , Aunt Zoë , '' she said , meeting the old lady at the door . `` Well , if she is up at this time of day , '' answered Miss Schenectady . `` Oh , I fancy so , '' said Joe . Mrs. Sam Wyndham 's establishment was of the modern kind , and nobody was expected to attend an early breakfast of fish , beefsteaks , buckwheat cakes , hot rolls , tea , coffee , and chocolate at eight o'clock in the morning . Visitors did as they pleased , and so did Mrs. Sam , and they met at luncheon , a meal which Sam Wyndham himself was of course unable to attend . Joe knew this , and knew she was certain to find Sybil alone . It was Sybil she wanted to see , and not Mrs. Wyndham .