eleven o'clock
He was supposed to come to see Sophie -- but that , of course , was absurd , for he saw Sophie every night at home . He waited three days ; and then he could wait no longer . The hunger to see her was like a fire smoldering in him . In the morning , at eleven o'clock , he went to the house and Sophie came to the door . `` I 'll tell her you 're here , '' said she , understanding at once . She ran upstairs , and came back telling him to come . `` And she 's glad , Samuel ! ''