Eleven o’clock
Leaving the Gloria , we went in to write a telegram ; and in a court , charming as the _ patio _ of a Moorish palace , we sat to plan out a message . The people of the hotel confirmed our fears that no answer could come from Seville till morning ; so Dick busied himself in choosing rooms , while , to save time , I took the car by the sea road to the telegraph-office in town . How many miles up and down those flower-bordered paths Dick and I walked next morning waiting for news , neither could have told . Eleven o'clock had struck when Colonel O'Donnel 's answer was brought to me in the garden . `` On receipt of wire , interviewed verger , '' I read . `` Made him confess to accepting large sum from agent of C -- -- to send you on wrong track . Making inquiries and hope let you know in few hours whether C -- -- really gone ; if so , which direction .