eleven o'clock
I took particular notice of him this time ; but then he does his best apparently to make the least of his advantages . I asked if Mr. Heathcliff were at home ? He answered , No ; but he would be in at dinner-time . It was eleven o'clock , and I announced my intention of going in and waiting for him ; at which he immediately flung down his tools and accompanied me , in the office of watchdog , not as a substitute for the host . We entered together ; Catherine was there , making herself useful in preparing some vegetables for the approaching meal ; she looked more sulky and less spirited than when I had seen her first . She hardly raised her eyes to notice me , and continued her employment with the same disregard to common forms of politeness as before ; never returning my bow and good-morning by the slightest acknowledgment . ` She does not seem so amiable , ' I thought , ` as Mrs. Dean would persuade me to believe .