eleven o'clock
Mrs. Mowbray opened it ; but perceiving it enclosed another , the address of which she glanced her eye upon , she folded it up again , and begged to be shown to her room while the tea was made . Her maid followed her , but was dismissed with orders to see if Miss Mowbray wanted any thing . As soon as she was alone , she prepared to examine the packet , the receipt of which certainly startled her , for it was in the handwriting of Mr. Cartwright , from whom she had parted but a few hours before . The envelope contained only these words : `` Mr. Stephen Corbold presents his respectful compliments to Mrs. Mowbray , and will do himself the honour of waiting upon her to-morrow morning at eleven o'clock . '' `` Gray 's Inn , July 13th , 1833 . '' Mrs. Mowbray ran her eyes very rapidly over these words , and then opened the enclosed letter . It was as follows : -- `` Do not let the unexpected sight of a letter from your minister alarm you , my dear and much-valued friend .